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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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The squarish contours offered a thousand places for whistling and buffeting to hide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

That’s the case with my all-time favorite L.A. life hack, which has to do with those squarish, yellow “loading only” signs and the yellow-painted stretch of curb they accompany.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024

Though West Seattle had been annexed only four years prior, this squarish tract became, in 1911, the city’s first public place for indoor/outdoor recreation.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

The demons called it a hatchet, but it was really a squarish sword, looking much like a cleaver except that the balance was truer.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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