squarish

/'skweəriʃ/

Thân thiện

The child holds a squarish block of red wood.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Somewhat square in appearance or form: Describing an object or shape that is not perfectly square but has a shape or outline that is approximately or roughly square.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The table had a squarish top with slightly rounded corners.
  • He had a strong, squarish jaw.
  • The garden plot was a squarish piece of land.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Modifier: Often used to provide a more nuanced visual description than "square," implying an approximation.
  • The artist painted a squarish building in the background, giving it a solid, blocky feel.

Variants and Related Words

• Square (adj): Having four equal sides and four right angles; perfectly rectangular and equilateral.
  • A perfect square.
• Squared (adj): Made square; marked with squares.
  • Graph paper is squared.

Synonyms

• Blocky: Having a solid, roughly cubic shape.
• Quadrilateral: Having four sides (a more general geometric term).

Antonyms

• Circular: Shaped like a circle.
• Oval: Having a rounded and slightly elongated shape.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. somewhat square in appearance or form