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squarish

American  
[skwair-ish] / ˈskwɛər ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. approximately square.


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Etymology

Origin of squarish

First recorded in 1735–45; square + -ish 1

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A giant, squarish brown head appears, cutting a wake as it heads toward shore.

From Slate May 27, 2026

Textured imagery and a potpourri of color and black and white motivated the frame, while a squarish 1.37 aspect ratio keeps the focus on the story.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2022

It’s a lovely, sturdy specimen of Sears Roebuck Modern Home No. 174: an American Foursquare, with three levels and 3,000 square feet — purposefully squarish, in fact, to maximize its city lot.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2020

The squarish Kufic script, its hard angles a counterpoint to the floral excesses of the rest of the design, snaked its way up in bright blue over the two minarets.

From New York Times May 11, 2020

The following spring, on April 27, 1928, Zoe Stephanides was born, a large, healthy girl with the squarish head of her grandmother, a powerful cry, and nothing at all the matter with her.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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