brickish
brickish adjective: resembling or characteristic of brick.
Adjective
brickish (comparative more brickish, superlative most brickish)
- 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
- 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
Synonyms of brickish
Forms of brickish
| comparative | more brickish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most brickish |
Origin of brickish
From brick + -ish.
Questions about brickish
- What does brickish mean?
- Brickish means resembling or characteristic of brick.
- What part of speech is brickish?
- Brickish is an adjective.
Words near brickish in the dictionary
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