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单词 blockish
释义

blockish

[ blok-ish ]
/ ˈblɒk ɪʃ /
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adjective

like a block; dull; stupid.

Origin of blockish

First recorded in 1540–50; block + -ish1

OTHER WORDS FROM blockish

block·ish·ly, adverbblock·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby blockish

blocking, blocking activity, blocking agent, blocking antibody, blocking capacitor, blockish, Block Island, block lava, block letter, block line, block mast
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Example sentences from the Web for blockish

  • He would do what he can to weaken even natural reason, that men may be blockish and incapable of good.

    A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
  • Death only can restore vs both life and light: and we thinke (so blockish we are) that she comes to robbe vs of them.

    A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier|Philippe de Mornay
  • Or rather, for the blockish god never pretended anything—it was the man's own doing—Alas for the Mammon-worshipper!

    Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for blockish

blockish
/ (ˈblɒkɪʃ) /

adjective

lacking vivacity or imagination; stupid

Derived forms of blockish

blockishly, adverbblockishness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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