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blocky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈblɑk.i/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈblɒk.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English block Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blocky From block + -y.

Meanings

  1. Resembling a block in shape.
    • The oldest video games had crude, blocky graphics.
    • So, per se, you've been launched into a blocky world, where a seed has been generated and every block no longer gives what it usually does in the old Minecraft. 2022 May 20, ISP, quoting iSorrowproductions, What Happens When You Randomise EVERYTHING In Minecraft:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
blockiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
blockier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unblocky · blockily · blockiness