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boxy

American  
[bok-see] / ˈbɒk si /

adjective

boxier, boxiest

  1. like or resembling a box, especially in shape.

    a boxy little house.
boxy British  
/ ˈbɒksɪ /

adjective

  1. squarish or chunky in style or appearance

    a boxy square-cut jacket
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Other Word Forms

  • boxiness noun

Etymology

Origin of boxy

First recorded in 1860–65; box 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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The boxy vehicle has a yellow paint base with the name “Sandy June’s Mobile Frybread Food Truck” elegantly lettered across its long side.

From Literature

Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.

From Los Angeles Times

No company logo was visible on the vast boxy exterior of the centre, and visitors were only admitted after careful security checks.

From Barron's

The idea: write off at least a portion of the cost of the boxy luxury vehicle, which can retail for nearly $200,000.

From MarketWatch

From the Coldwater site and another site, named Timberline, directly on the mountain, Johnston peered through a big, boxy instrument called a correlation spectrometer.

From Literature

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