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 computers were blocky, the jeans were baggy, and the US military was sending Marines to Iraq to support weapons inspections. Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023 According to reports from the Osservatorio Etneo, most of the lava flows have been small and cool enough to become blocky flows not too far from the crater area, but on at least three occasions since December 23, major lava flows have been produced. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013 Sipe and Brees popped up from countless hits; in comparison, Tua appears blocky and stiff. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023 The industrial robotic arms are hulking, blocky beasts that gleam in a most un-lifelike way. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2018 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 26 Nov. 2024.

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