blocky

English

Etymology

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English block

English -y

English blocky

From block + -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈblɑk.i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈblɒk.i/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒki

Adjective

blocky (comparative blockier, superlative blockiest)

1. Resembling a block in shape.

   The oldest video games had crude, blocky graphics.

   • 2022 May 20, ISP, quoting iSorrowproductions, What Happens When You Randomise EVERYTHING In Minecraft‎^[1]:

     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.

Derived terms

• blockily
• blockiness
• unblocky

Translations

resembling a block in shape