blocky

Everyday

1. Made of block shapes, with square edges and corners. tree →
2. Looking chunky and not smooth or detailed, like the pictures in some video games. tree →

In the lessons

In art and computing lessons it describes pictures made of big squares or pixels, like in Minecraft-style games. In design and technology it describes models made of building blocks. It tells the reader a shape is square and chunky.

Examples

• The game has blocky trees and square clouds. tree →
• My drawing looked blocky because I used a ruler. tree →
• The old computer made blocky pictures. tree →
• We built a blocky castle out of building bricks. tree →
• The robot had a blocky head and arms. tree →
• When you zoom in too far, the photo gets blocky. tree →
• Her handwriting is blocky and upright. tree →

Note

Adjective made from «block» + -y. Comparatives: blockier, blockiest (y → i). Informal-ish, but fine in description. Similar words: chunky, pixelated, square.