Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boxy

/ˈbɒk.si/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: boxy
IPA: /ˈbɒk.si/

16

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Box-shaped, boxlike, or otherwise suggestive of boxes (with right angles or at least blunt profiles).

Etymology

Etymology tree English box Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boxy From box + -y.

Inflected Forms

boxier (comparative) boxiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

boxily boxiness unboxy

Phrases

cardboard-boxy chocolate boxy chocolate-boxy

Synonyms

squared off boxlike box-shaped

Rhymes With

proxy roxy epoxy foxy oxy moxie roxie hoxie doxy doxie doxey hoxsey

Questions

How do you pronounce boxy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒk.si/.
What does boxy mean?: Box-shaped, boxlike, or otherwise suggestive of boxes (with right angles or at least blunt profiles).
Where does boxy come from?: Etymology tree English box Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boxy From box + -y.

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