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View synonyms for squarish

squarish

[ skwair-ish ]

adjective

  1. approximately square.


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Other Words From

  • squarish·ly adverb
  • squarish·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of squarish1

First recorded in 1735–45; square + -ish 1

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Example Sentences

Large squarish lateral intercalary blotches of darker brown interconnect with the dorsal blotches.

The house stood back from Trafalgar Road in the moonlight—a squarish block of a building.

In consequence the snow quickly melted from the top of it, and it stared out a squarish black mass in the midst of the snow.

They are known by the stout spines in the dorsal fins and by their sharp, squarish cutting teeth.

Sperm whales (p. 57) have a squarish head that may somewhat resemble that of an adult male northern bottlenosed whale.

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