squarish
Almost a square
Squarish means roughly square—approximately but not precisely four-sided with equal sides and right angles.
The suffix *-ish* signals approximation: a squarish face, a squarish building.
Something squarish resembles a square without quite being one.
Four right angles
- boxyResembling a cube
- quadrilateralFour-sided closed figure
- cuboidSix-sided rectangular solid
- brick-shapedRectangular and solid
Thick and lumpy
- clunkyAwkward and cumbersome
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- solidFirm matter state
stocky · thickset · heavyset · robust · brawny · compact · squat · stubby
Framework of intersecting lines
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- checkerboardAlternating square pattern
plaid · lattice · matrix · pixelated · cubist · origami · patchwork · parquet
Lacking full accuracy
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
rectangular
Four right angles
- boxyResembling a cube
- quadrilateralFour-sided closed figure
- cuboidSix-sided rectangular solid
chunky
Thick and lumpy
solid · stocky · thickset · heavyset · robust · brawny · compact · squat · stubby · thick
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
checkerboard · plaid · lattice · matrix · pixelated · cubist · origami · patchwork · parquet · tartan
inexact
Lacking full accuracy
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
- squaring offAssuming combative stance
- squaring awayArranging or resolving completely
- squaring the circleProven geometric impossibility