blocky

English

Etymology

From block +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈblɑk.i/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblɒk.i/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • 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.

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