bandboxical en · ADJ
Etymology
From bandbox + -ical.
Meanings
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(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
Not later than last summer, this grand theatrical apartment was divided into a suite of shabby, bandboxical rooms for the accommodation of the Infant of Parma.
1891, William Beckford, The History of the Caliph Vathek: And European Travels, page 461:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bandboxical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bandboxical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |