blockier; blockiest
1
: resembling a block in form : chunky
2
: filled with or made up of blocks or patches

Examples of blocky in a Sentence

a shoe with a thick, blocky heel
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One of the strongest examples of this new trend is French designer Llewellyn Chupin’s Ritual of Adornment collection, which offered a strong contrast between the blocky furniture silhouettes and the delicate ornamentation festooning them. Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025 The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire. Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Beyond the site rise the blocky tops of many-coloured containers, the odd crane. Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 That’s true in his own bathroom, where a maximalist swirl of Fantastico Arni lines the space, doubling down with blocky vanities in the same material. Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blocky

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of blocky was in 1563

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“Blocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blocky. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.

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