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squarish

adjective

Definition of squarish

as in blocky

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Recent Examples of squarish What emerged was an omelet of ideal and epitomic shape—straight, proudly puffed, about six and a half inches long and two and a half inches wide, with squarish ends and neither a speck nor drop of oil or liquid egg anywhere around. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026 The Titan 2 Elite features a pleasing design with rounded corners, and plenty of upgrades inside and out over its squarish predecessor from last year. — New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026 All of these new products feature more rounded designs than the squarish corners of previous Ring doorbells. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 In the squarish garden bed by the house that was created by an angled walkway, there was a seedling fan palm tree — since removed — along with still-intact rose bushes and a hibiscus, along with a collection of smaller flowering plants. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squarish

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However, the interface relies heavily on massive, auto-playing video tiles and blocky promotional banners that constantly compete for your attention, making the overall browsing experience a bit too cluttered and chaotic for my liking.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026
Tesla sold less than one-sixth of that number in its first year, and the truck’s blocky looks became a punchline.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of blocky

Adjective

By 2012, cocobolo’s value in China had skyrocketed to over US$13,000 per cubic meter ($371 per cubic foot).

— Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Moreover, the detector contains more than 1,060 cubic feet (30 cubic meters) of liquid scintillator.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

The venue was a blockish and forbidding space called Magazine, which squats in a loop of the Thames, in southeast London.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
PowerBlock’s blockish design has critics comparing it to reaching into a toaster but the brand has solid loyalty among serious home-gym owners and strength enthusiasts.

— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of blockish

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