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blockier; blockiest
1
: resembling a block in form : chunky
2
: filled with or made up of blocks or patches

Examples of blocky in a Sentence

a shoe with a thick, blocky heel
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The Times had a slightly bigger building, with a bigger sign, neon red, in the logo’s blocky gothic font. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025 The glossy, textured boots featured a tall, sculptural heel and a blocky platform base. Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025 The mod kitchen, meanwhile, is all blocky white cabinetry and stainless-steel appliances. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2025 Staff began broadcasting early the next morning from the blocky old New York Times building a few blocks southeast. Max Tani, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blocky

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of blocky was in 1563

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“Blocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blocky. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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