blocky

/ˈblɑk.i/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

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adj

"The oldest video games had crude, blocky graphics."
"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."

Etymology tree English block Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blocky From block + -y.

blockier (comparative) blockiest (superlative)

blockily blockiness unblocky

blockish

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How do you pronounce blocky?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblɑk.i/.

What does blocky mean?

Resembling a block in shape.

Where does blocky come from?

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