Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like a block; stupid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Like a block; stupid.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having an oblong shape

Etymologies

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block +‎ -like

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Examples

  • The only motor vehicle in sight was a dusty motorcycle parked behind a blocklike concrete structure, which was by far the biggest building in town.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • The only motor vehicle in sight was a dusty motorcycle parked behind a blocklike concrete structure, which was by far the biggest building in town.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • The boy shouted, “Hanha!” and pointed at the blocklike concrete building.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • The boy shouted, “Hanha!” and pointed at the blocklike concrete building.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Itex headquarters had an unmistakable eau de prison about it-looming, blocklike rectangular buildings made of dirty brown brick.

    Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Patterson, James, 1947- 2007

  • Itex headquarters had an unmistakable eau de prison about it-looming, blocklike rectangular buildings made of dirty brown brick.

    Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Patterson, James, 1947- 2007

  • Cutting-edge CSS also allows you to design web pages dynamically, just placing items wherever you want them without the worry of having to use the blocklike tables to set things.

    Doesn't Matter How Many Times I Hear It... andrewducker 2004

  • He was a big, beefy man with coal black eyes and a blocklike face frozen permanently in a scowl.

    Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006

  • He was a big, beefy man with coal black eyes and a blocklike face frozen permanently in a scowl.

    Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006

  • When someone used mouthwash, they did so with blocklike letters that helpfully spelled out, "ARGLE GLARGLE GLORGLE GLUK."

    A New Post In The GM's Workshop shadesong 2004

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