ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Brickish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Brickish is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of brick.

Meaning

Resembling or characteristic of brick.

More Meanings

  1. (slang, UK, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.

Example Sentences

"Well, she had a slate-colored, broad-brimmed straw hat, with a feather of a brickish red.
"It's awfully brickish of you, Worcester," said Acton, as Grim was heard trotting up the corridor "to stand down."
One moment his shoulders and his head stood plain in every detail, even to the brickish redness of his skin and the curve of his fingers about the glasses; the next he was gone.

Synonyms for brickish

Depending on context, synonyms include bricklike, bricky.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bricklike, bricky, masonrylike, rustlike, brasslike, crustlike.

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