blockish

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English block

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Proto-Germanic *-iskaz

Proto-West Germanic *-isk

Old English -isċ

Middle English -isch

English -ish

English blockish

From block + -ish.

Adjective

blockish (comparative more blockish, superlative most blockish)

1. Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
2. Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
3. Rude; clumsy; rough.

Derived terms

• blockishly
• blockishness

References

• “blockish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “blockish”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.