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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
  • Rings are not always uniform, and JWST might simply have cut through a denser clump.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Starting with what is often called the Arab Spring and ending with the Black Lives Matter protests that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the demonstrations—dense, synchronized, and persistent—dwarfed older, briefer moments of global protest.
    — Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • The two additional 14-inch screens flip outward and can fold back inward when closing the laptop, creating a somewhat portable but bulky machine.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by Peter Zumthor, opened in April — a sprawling, serpentine concrete mass looming 30 feet above Wilshire Boulevard on seven bulky inhabited pavilions.
    — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulky
Adjective
  • The homeowners also shared some inspiration from Viennese textiles—blocky florals, dreamlike geometrics—by Wiener Werkstätte.
    — Alex Beggs, Architectural Digest, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Because the ferry, naturally, didn’t have one big corridor, an overflow room projected a live feed of the main stage (shaped like a blocky ‘T’).
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 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
  • Sonorous jaws bristled with the thick chin hairs of your least-favourite grandmother.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • After making his final start on May 14, White was diagnosed with a left shoulder capsular sprain, which is a tearing or stretching of the thick tissue wrapping around his throwing shoulder joint.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of thick
Adjective
  • Instead of a conventional round watch scaled down for a smaller wrist, the new timepiece presents a polished, spherical case that’s engineered around a hefty mechanical movement, with a double-tour leather strap that can thread directly through.
    — Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The person at the helm of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System got a hefty compensation increase Wednesday morning, as the agency’s board increased CEO Marcie Frost’s compensation.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Thickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickish. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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