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brickish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From brick + -ish.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of brick.
   • One moment his shoulders and his head stood plain in every detail, even to the brickish redness of his skin and the curve of his fingers about the glasses; the next he was gone. 1922, Bertrand W. Sinclair, The Hidden Places:
   • "Well, she had a slate-colored, broad-brimmed straw hat, with a feather of a brickish red. 1909, Various, The Lock And Key Library:
2. (UK, dated, slang) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
   • "It's awfully brickish of you, Worcester," said Acton, as Grim was heard trotting up the corridor "to stand down." 1901, Frederick Swainson, Acton's Feud:

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Synonyms

bricklike · bricky