boxier; boxiest
: resembling a box
boxiness noun

Examples of boxy in a Sentence

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This 12-hour-wear brow pencil creates teensy-weensy lines to mimic your brow’s natural hair color and thickness without creating a boxy look to them. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025 But don’t judge a juice by its boxy, minimalist bottle—that isn’t Proem. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025 Most of the collection centers on a gray color palette, but Ferguson injected pops of color that added a youthfulness to the collection, like a gray flannel cardigan with orange buttons, a boxy purple crewneck sweater and a black and white graphic cardigan. Layla Ilchi, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025 Hiking, Biking, Walking and dog-trailing, is just a few to say the least that Forester lovers have come to enjoy due to that boxy shape, along with moderate ground clearance. Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for boxy 

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 11 Feb. 2025.

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