boxier; boxiest
: resembling a box
boxiness noun

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When people gather around a boxy TV set at one point to catch a soap opera, the show bears the monolithic-sounding title The Women Migrant Workers. Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025 Its cross-cultural world-building—etched, with shabbily retro flair, in boxy frames of grainy 16-mm. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 And other features, like the primary bath with boxy dual sinks and a Japanese soaking tub, are kind of delightfully retro. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2025 The boxy cut and double-breasting on this Mango wool-blend coat are divine, with the elegant lapels adding a stylish masculine edge. Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for boxy 

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boxy was in 1834

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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxy. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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