blockish

[ blok-ish ]

adjective

1. like a block; dull; stupid.

blockish

/ ˈblɒkɪʃ /

adjective

1. lacking vivacity or imagination; stupid

Derived Forms

• ˈblockishness, noun
• ˈblockishly, adverb

Other Words From

• blockish·ly adverb
• blockish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blockish¹

First recorded in 1540–50; block + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The letters were coming out strange and blockish, neither English cursive nor the German-style Kurrent script I had been taught years ago by my tutor.

From Literature

“Let’s just stay here for a while,” I suggested, desperate for a reprieve from steering the blockish van through traffic.

From New York Times

Stylistically, these bulky sculptures are like many in the show, whether large or small — solid, blockish, refined but not delicate.

From Los Angeles Times

The buildings seemed to creep out of one malaise — blockish and socialist — into another, the faux modernity of pasting blue-and-brown glass squares onto the facades of crumbling buildings.

From New York Times

Azuma Baseball Stadium was built in the late 1980s with a modernist design, blockish and concrete.

From Los Angeles Times