Definitions
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- adjective resembling
brick ,bricklike - adjective slang, UK, dated Like a
brick , a helpful or reliable person.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was a kind of brickish garnet in color, and paler in color than many of the Italian reds that you might be familiar with.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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The sleek and thin design really looks great compared to the more "brickish" 750.
TreoCentral 2008
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There was a bit of a brickish edge to the color, and I'd say this was the lightest color red I've ever seen in the glass.
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The soil was brickish-red in color, and the loose dirt on top lay deep.
Another Bristlecone/Foxtail Site: Timber Gap CA « Climate Audit 2005
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The rich, brickish dirt in the north field still lay there, turned and awaiting seed.
Surrender A Dream Jill Barnett 1991
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The rich, brickish dirt in the north field still lay there, turned and awaiting seed.
Surrender A Dream Jill Barnett 1991
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The rich, brickish dirt in the north field still lay there, turned and awaiting seed.
Surrender A Dream Jill Barnett 1991
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“Mardian,” said Miss Mardian turning a brickish pink.
Death of a Fool Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1956
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"It's awfully brickish of you, Worcester," said Acton, as Grim was heard trotting up the corridor "to stand down."
Acton's Feud A Public School Story Frederick Swainson
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The stone is found in the form of more or less rounded boulders imbedded with others, such as quartz, etc. in brickish-yellow or nearly orange clay.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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