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thickish

adjective

Definition of thickishnext
as in dense

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Recent Examples of thickish The combination of the knee-high length and thickish merino blend keeps me as warm as possible in such conditions. — Scott Douglas, Outside, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thickish
  1. dense
  2. bulky
  3. blocky
  4. blockish
  5. thick
  6. hefty
Adjective
  • Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services.
    — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There comes a moment, looking at Evans’s dense worlds, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • The low-profile styles can easily disappear into a spare corner of your suitcase, rather than eating up the space that a bulky sneaker demands.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Left unmentioned is that the bulky bill also tries to tamp down realignment by capping conferences at 19 members and allows conferences to bundle their media rights.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulky
Adjective
  • Rohde notes that the team had to stop viewing the Tower of Terror as a hotel, and instead look at it as something of a blank page — an empty canvas that just happened to be in the shape of a blocky silhouette that jolts guests 190 feet in the air.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Both tires use a traditional blocky tread pattern, but the 3PMSF rating means there are more sipes in the big blocks than several competitors’ tires that aren’t Severe Snow rated.
    — Michael Febbo, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of blocky
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
Adjective
  • Among the most destructive munitions in Western military arsenals, an MK-84 explosion sends metal fragments in every direction for thousands of feet, can rip through metal and thick concrete, and often creates large craters in the earth.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Opt in for thick, buttery Grandma pies for a true taste of Brooklyn.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of thick
Adjective
  • Players love the idea of adding 23 NHL jobs every time a new team joins the league, and owners love the hefty expansion fees, which could reach $2 billion for the potential Texas franchise.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But even the world’s heftiest cockroach can only carry so much stuff on its back.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
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“Thickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickish. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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