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blocky

/ˈblɒk.i/US/ˈblɑk.i/

blocky adjective: resembling a block in shape.

Adjective

blocky (comparative blockier, superlative blockiest)

  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 of blocky

comparativeblockier
superlativeblockiest

Origin of blocky

From block + -y.

Words formed from blocky

Words that rhyme with blocky

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about blocky

What does blocky mean?
Blocky means resembling a block in shape.
What part of speech is blocky?
Blocky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce blocky?
Blocky is pronounced /ˈblɑk.i/ (US).

Words near blocky in the dictionary

  1. blockwise distance
  2. blockwood
  3. blockwork
  4. blockworks
  5. blockworthy
  6. blocky
  7. bloco
  8. blocos
  9. blocs
  10. blocwide
  11. BLOD

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