blocky - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • become: The font is stored as a graphic and produces weird effects such as becoming blocky when altered in size.
  • look: The red and white sandstones looked blocky in places and were fragmented by joints.
  • appear: They take the form of sections of image that appear blocky or blurred.

Adjective modifier

  • subangular: LII 5YR 4/4 reddish brown clay, 30cm average thickness, subangular blocky, roots common fine to coarse, quite friable, discontinuous.
  • little: Digital TV viewing can be a little blocky on some channels but this is due to the relatively poor feed on a Hi-resolution set.

Modifies a noun

  • graphics: This is a far cry from the early green text on black screens or the Atari 2600, eight-bit blocky pixel graphics.
  • structure: The lack of lime and calcium in particular makes for a coarse blocky structure and greater plasticity when wet.
  • appearance: This method also tends to result in a disjointed or blocky image appearance.
  • morphology: The powders produced are very dense but they also have a course, irregular, and blocky morphology.
  • shape: The conifer plantations, by contrast, have straight edges and blocky, angular shapes.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Most things start looking blocky once you explore the map enough.

Noun used with modifier

  • bit: The first set are low resolution which takes up less memory for a faster download time but the images are a bit blocky.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: The peppers are 4 inches long and are very blocky in shape with a yellow flesh that matures to a brilliant red at maturity.
  • quite: The downside to this is that the graphics are quite blocky compared to some of the later clones.
  • so: The robots are realized beautifully, but they're also old-fashioned robots - so blocky and machine-like.
  • fairly: The level detail is fairly blocky, as are the textures, but this may have been to reduce the demo file size.
  • really: Right at the start it looked a bit grainy, but as soon as there was any fast movement it was really blocky.
  • slightly: Great longevity and crisp controls make up for the slightly blocky graphics.

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