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boxy

adjective \ˈbäk-sē\
box·i·erbox·i·est

Definition of BOXY

:  resembling a box
— box·i·ness noun
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First Known Use of BOXY

circa 1861

Rhymes with BOXY

doxy, foxy, moxie, oxy, poxy, proxy

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