different between blockish vs brockish

blockish

English

Etymology

block +? -ish

Adjective

blockish (comparative more blockish, superlative most blockish)

  1. Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
  2. Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
  3. Rude; clumsy; rough.

References

  • blockish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “blockish”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

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brockish

English

Etymology

brock +? -ish?

Adjective

brockish (comparative more brockish, superlative most brockish)

  1. (obsolete) beastly; brutal
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bale to this entry?)

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