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blocky

[ blok-ee ]

adjective

blockier, blockiest.
  1. heavily built; solid; stocky.
  2. marked by blocks or patches of unequally distributed light and shade, as in a photograph.


blocky

adjective

  1. like a block, esp in shape and solidity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdz쾱Ա, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blocky1

First recorded in 1870–75; block + -y 1
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Their foe, in true “Minecraft” fashion, is a blocky baby zombie riding a cubist chicken: a “chicken jockey,” as Black’s Steve properly notes.

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In press notes circulated ahead of the film's release, Black, 55, acknowledged there was a lot of pressure to deliver for fans of the blocky world.

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The game’s blocky bizarro aesthetic has given it global recognition; its free-range exploration on a terrain the size of Neptune has earned it over $3 billion.

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One of the apparel acts restricted the width of these blocky shoes - only men of status were allowed to wear shoes of certain width.

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Their names, Amazon and Achillia, are etched into a blocky platform, where they stand in stark lunges.

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