Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boxlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: box-like
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a box.

Example Sentences

"The steel skin covering the framing is welded to it and to the underframe, forming a boxlike construction."

Etymology

Etymology tree English box Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English boxlike From box + -like.

Inflected Forms

more boxlike (comparative) most boxlike (superlative) box-like (alternative)

Synonyms

boxy box-shaped

Questions

What does boxlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a box.
Where does boxlike come from?: Etymology tree English box Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English boxlike From box + -like.

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