squarish

English

Etymology

From square +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: skwâr′-ĭsh, IPA^(key): /ˈskwɛɹ.ɪʃ/

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Adjective

squarish (comparative more squarish, superlative most squarish)

1. Approximately square.
2. Somewhat square.
   • 1953, C. S. Lewis, chapter 7, in The Silver Chair, Collins, published 1998:

     When they reached the foot of the hill they caught a glimpse of what might be rocks on each side—squarish rocks, if you looked at them carefully, but no one did.

   • 1963 August, W. Shepherd, “Stockholm's modern underground railway”, in Modern Railways, page 96:

     The cars, which are of pleasing but somewhat squarish outline, are unstreamlined.

   • 1996, Kenzaburō Ōe, An Echo of Heaven (1989), translated by Margaret Mitsutani, Tokyo: Kondansha International, Chapter 1, p. 22,

     She gaily thrust her squarish chin toward the front of the tent.

3. Oblong.

Derived terms

• squarishness