Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brickish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brick-ish
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of brick.

adj

Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.

British usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
""Well, she had a slate-colored, broad-brimmed straw hat, with a feather of a brickish red."
""It's awfully brickish of you, Worcester," said Acton, as Grim was heard trotting up the corridor "to stand down.""

Etymology

From brick + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: brick

Usage

British usage
Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

more brickish (comparative) most brickish (superlative)

Synonyms

bricklike bricky

Questions

What does brickish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of brick.
Where does brickish come from?: From brick + -ish.

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