squarishadj.

Forms: Occasionally square-ish.

Etymology: < square adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquarish.

Somewhat, more or less, or approximately, square.

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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral > square or rectangular > square > approximately

squary1602

squarish1742

1742 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 3) I. 313 Rugemont-castle..is of a squarish Figure, not very large.

1764 Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 170 The mouth is a foot in width, and of a squarish form.

a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 141 The dry, lean (and if such a term be allowable) squarish character and outline.

1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1816) I. 464 The habitation of a third larva..is composed of squarish pieces of the leaves of grass.

1843 Florist's Jrnl. (1846) 4 200 The leaves narrow, ovate, with a squarish base, and serrated at the margin.

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 2 The rhachis is squarish, and tapers to a point.

1921 S. Colvin Memories & Notes viii. 130 In spite of her squareish build she was supple and elastic in all her movements.

1950 M. Peake Gormenghast lxxvii. 417 A largish, square-ish room.

1981 Times 21 Apr. 14/5 Later, the mausoleum was superseded by a small squarish chapel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	squarish
释义	squarishadj. Forms: Occasionally square-ish. Etymology: < square adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquarish. Somewhat, more or less, or approximately, square. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral > square or rectangular > square > approximately squary1602 squarish1742 1742 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 3) I. 313 Rugemont-castle..is of a squarish Figure, not very large. 1764 Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 170 The mouth is a foot in width, and of a squarish form. a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 141 The dry, lean (and if such a term be allowable) squarish character and outline. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1816) I. 464 The habitation of a third larva..is composed of squarish pieces of the leaves of grass. 1843 Florist's Jrnl. (1846) 4 200 The leaves narrow, ovate, with a squarish base, and serrated at the margin. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 2 The rhachis is squarish, and tapers to a point. 1921 S. Colvin Memories & Notes viii. 130 In spite of her squareish build she was supple and elastic in all her movements. 1950 M. Peake Gormenghast lxxvii. 417 A largish, square-ish room. 1981 Times 21 Apr. 14/5 Later, the mausoleum was superseded by a small squarish chapel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1742
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