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boxy

boxy

5 3.2
A shape like a box with straight sides and sharp corners
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɑːksi/
translation icon : cuadrado
  • This new model features a boxy design that maximizes interior space.
  • boxy jackets
  • boxy buildings
  • boxy shapes

See, when your monitor is this boxy, you don't need a stand.

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Examples

  • The sheriff drives a boxy Jeep.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The cut is extremely boxy, which is fine if if that's your body and your taste.

  • This should be because of the boxy shape of the whole dress.

  • And then really it's just about building this boxy shape at the front end here.

  • Design it better; your last attempt was too boxy and too heavy.

    Blog text (5)
  • The great displays, the boxy metal and glass build.

  • So these displays are clean, modern looking, kind of boxy the way I like them.

  • It's the fact that nobody really makes boxy SUVs anymore.

  • Are you tired of the boxy, unflattering look?

  • It looks pretty standard and it's got like this, you know, pretty boxy shape to it.

Synonyms

rectangular
vsboxy
28 3.2

Having four straight sides and four right angles

focuses on two dimensional flat form rather than a solid block form
blocky
vsboxy
4 4.0

Having a thick, square or rectangular shape with straight edges

is about straight sided similarity without implying heavy chunky appearance
square-shaped
vsboxy
1 1.2

Having four equal sides and four corners

is generally rectangular rather than limited to equal side proportions
box-shaped
vsboxy
1 3.0

Shaped like a box with flat sides and straight corners

is a general resemblance rather than a precise three dimensional form
boxlike
vsboxy
1 3.7

Shaped like a box with straight sides and sharp corners

is about similarity in shape rather than strictly defined geometry
brick-shaped
vsboxy
1 3.1

A thing that is shaped like a brick with flat rectangular sides

evokes building material proportions rather than general straight sided objects
cuboid
vsboxy
6.7

Having the shape of a cube or a rectangular box

is a broader, nontechnical idea of similar straight sided forms
blocklike
vsboxy
4.0

Shaped like a solid box with straight edges

is more about simple straight sides rather than heavy mass or chunkiness

Antonyms

4 2.8

Having smooth rounded shapes or lines

1 2.4

Having a smooth, curved shape with no sharp points

How Boxy

boxy
5 3.2
rectangular
28 3.2
box-shaped
1 3.0
rounded
1 2.4

Surface Forms

boxy positive
boxier comparative
boxiest superlative

Morphology

boxy = box (transparent) = box + y

The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'box' with the productive suffix '-y' meaning 'having the qualities of a box'.

Etymology

The word boxy comes from the simple word box, a container with flat, straight sides, plus the ending -y which means 'like' or 'full of', so boxy means 'shaped like a box' with square or rectangular sides.