boxier; boxiest
: resembling a box
boxiness noun

Examples of boxy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Polished Player This relaxed boxy polo and pleated skirt combination is simple and elegant. Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2024 The collection presented was filled with oversized suede handbags in brown and mustard yellow–additional highlights included a colorful assortment of sunglasses, structured outerwear, and boxy medium-sized bags. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 24 Apr. 2024 Driving up to the courtyard, the home’s boxy, minimalist façade invokes a state of ease with clean lines and a flat rooftop. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024 There was a period of time where even the most robust, off-road-capable SUVs looked like round, bulbous hunks of metal, worlds away from their boxy, retro predecessors. Elizabeth Blackstock / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024 The maximalist ’fit included a boxy, oatmeal-colored jacket over a collared dress shirt in a darker shade of taupe, unbuttoned to reveal just a hint of cleavage. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2024 The new model’s boxy exterior and available two-tone paint consciously recall the 1958 Land Cruiser that was one of Toyota’s first successes in the American market, while its price and features establish it as one of the brand’s modern flagships. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024 Today’s boxy building downtown, in operation since 1906, is modeled on the Medici Riccardi palace of Renaissance Italy. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2024 Having been largely flattened by the Luftwaffe during World War II, Bodø’s rationalist post-war rebuild is visible in the boxy buildings that line the shores and a skyline punctuated by the angular 1950s cathedral. Ben Olsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 May. 2024.

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