Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bandboxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: band-boxy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a bandbox.

Example Sentences

"The alforjas, or saddle-bags, of the guide were strengthened by a stock of cold provisions, the leathern bota hanging beside it was filled with ripe Granada wine; and now behold me ambling over the Vega, accoutred in a gay Andalusian jacket, a sash woven by Mateo Ximenes, and one of those bandboxy sombreros, which I at first thought so ungainly, but now consider quite picturesque and elegant."
"Fancy Archie Holden, after having all the Rocky Mountains for his workshop, coming back and settling down into one of these bandboxy little towns!"

Etymology

From bandbox + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bandbox

Inflected Forms

more bandboxy (comparative) most bandboxy (superlative)

Questions

What does bandboxy mean?: Resembling a bandbox.
Where does bandboxy come from?: From bandbox + -y.

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