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boxy

[ bok-see ]
/ ˈbɒk si /
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adjective, box·i·er, box·i·est.
like or resembling a box, especially in shape: a boxy little house.
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Origin of boxy

First recorded in 1860–65; box1 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM boxy

box·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for boxy

boxy
/ (ˈbɒksɪ) /

adjective
squarish or chunky in style or appearancea boxy square-cut jacket
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