Definitions
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- adjective resembling a
bandbox
Etymologies
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bandbox + -y
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Examples
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He opened a door into an odd-shaped bandboxy room.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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He opened a door into an odd-shaped bandboxy room.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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Anything more prim and bandboxy than Aunt Olivia when her toilet was finished it has never been my lot to see.
Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1912
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Anything more prim and bandboxy than Aunt Olivia when her toilet was finished it has never been my lot to see.
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"He was dressed like one; not _bandboxy_, you know, but nicely and easily; and he stands and moves well; and then his face --"
Bressant Julian Hawthorne 1890
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