boxiness


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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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boxiness

(ˈbɒksɪnəs)
n
the quality of being boxy
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