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Synonyms

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of boxy

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


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Found near Lechuza Point, the boxy, modern house holds four bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms across 3,938 square feet, as well as a rooftop deck with a hot tub.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

It started with the Renault 5 E-Tech, which visually echoed the distinctive boxy styling of the original Renault 5, once an ever-present sight on French streets.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The bar in Zhongguancun, often called China's Silicon Valley, has two boxy Nvidia workstations to self-host DeepSeek V4 Flash -- meaning Song doesn't need to pay the Chinese startup to use its model.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

This single-cab electric pickup—as bare-boned as a Willys Jeep, as boxy as a 4-year-old’s drawing—is expected to go on sale late this year or early 2027, with a starting price under $30,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

We’re led into this boxy room with one L-shaped couch, a TV, and two microphones.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

To accommodate more batteries and seats, the new EV is bigger and boxier than most classic Ferraris.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

It’s still possible to turn bigger, boxier offices into apartments.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023

The Ultra stands apart with a boxier design lifted straight from the Galaxy Note and, of course, that built-in S Pen silo.

From The Verge ● Feb. 21, 2022

He wears black mad scientist glasses, a beige cap and blue Chuck Taylors, and manages to look boxier and younger than he is in real life.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2019

Instead, it’s a slightly thicker, boxier replacement for the slender strip of aluminum Apple’s been shipping with existing Apple TV models for years.

From Time ● Sep. 9, 2015

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