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box·y

 (bŏk′sē)
adj. box·i·er, box·i·est
Resembling a box, especially in simplicity or rectangularity.

box′i·ness n.
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boxy

(ˈbɒksɪ)
adj
squarish or chunky in style or appearance: a boxy square-cut jacket.
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box•y

(ˈbɒk si)

adj. box•i•er, box•i•est.
like or resembling a box, esp. in shape.
[1860–65]
box′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.boxy - resembling a box in rectangularity
cubic, three-dimensional - having three dimensions
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Translations

boxy

[ˈbɒksɪ] ADJ (pej) [building] → amazacotado; [car] → cuadrado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

boxy

[ˈbɒksi] adj [jacket] → droit(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

boxy

adj (usu pej) building, carkastenförmig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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