Used in a Sentence

boxy

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for boxy.

Editorial note

The real question is why did even European cars go boxy in the second half of the 1970s?

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of boxy gathered in one view.

adjective

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for boxy.

adjective

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

Example sentences

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The real question is why did even European cars go boxy in the second half of the 1970s?

2

That said, rally was much more fun when it was with ugly boxy cars and Group B.

3

Both of these problems are caused by the gigantic (and somewhat arcane/black-boxy) manual review system.

4

These boxes only have standard pieces, which is why the truck and house look boxy.

5

But it wasn't any deficiency of manufacturing that made old laptops look boxy.

6

In the machine shop is a row of boxy modern lathes, with one beautiful curved older lathe at the end of the row.

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It basically just looks like a flat colored boxy button with a border.

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Then there were the boxy internal environments that emphasized the early-FPS visuals.

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I think late 70s/early 80s boxy cars were the anomaly - all other eras were curvy.

10

I would point to Cadillac as the one that started the boxy cars trend.

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The only other boxy generator that I recall was the Bloom box fuel cell.

12

As someone who's gone from boxy laptops to an Air...

Quote examples

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Low ceilings in nice houses started in the 70s when energy costs went up and building styles changed to boxy, "sealed" environments.

2

Other feedback: the "x" button that appears when hovering over a removable element seems to get more convex when hovered over, and it loses its rounded edges, turning more boxy.

3

Foo Fighters - One By One (boxy drum sound and non-compliant CD format aside [chock full of copy protection so you won't see "Compact Disc" on the CD at all....], it's loud loud loud).

4

One big difference between vdom frameworks and KVO/dirty checking frameworks is that since the virtual dom tree is in plain view (pun intended), it's possible to use advanced features to micro-optimize the hell out of it, whereas other types of engines tend to be more "black boxy" and make these kinds of optimization nearly impossible.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use boxy in a sentence?

The real question is why did even European cars go boxy in the second half of the 1970s?

What does boxy mean?

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

What part of speech is boxy?

boxy is commonly used as adjective.