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[ wak-see ] / ˈwæk si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waxy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, wax·i·er, wax·i·est.resembling wax in appearance or characteristics: His face had a waxy shine. abounding in, covered with, or made of wax: Be careful! The floor is waxy. pliable, yielding, or impressionable: a waxy personality. Origin of waxy1First recorded in 1545–55; wax1 + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM waxywax·i·ly, adverbwax·i·ness, nounWords nearby waxywax tablet, wax tree, waxwing, waxwork, waxworks, waxy, waxy degeneration, waxy kidney, waxy spleen, way, waybill Definition for waxy (2 of 2)[ wak-see ] / ˈwæk si /
adjective, wax·i·er, wax·i·est.Chiefly British.Origin of waxy2First recorded in 1850–55; wax3 + -y1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waxyIt begins with me being nudged awake by a waxy moon spilling silver-white light through the window as I sucked my thumb. ‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’|Eileen Cronin|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The world of competitive bodybuilding, and Gov. Schwarzenegger, owed its waxy life to androgens. Where Were the Doctors to Testify at Roger Clemens’s Perjury Trial?|Kent Sepkowitz|June 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST In addition to her waxy Prince William, Rubell will also show a new series of Drinking Paintings in London. How to Marry Prince William|Rachel Wolff|February 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST The combination of strands of softly cooked skate flesh and slices of waxy potatoes is a deeply pleasing one. The Backyard Cookout Gets Stylish|Katie Workman|July 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The waxy granules disintegrate, and a yellow liquid shows its colors through the delicate leaf walls. Trees Worth Knowing|Julia Ellen Rogers It occurs in lumps of a reddish-yellow or brown colour, and has a waxy fracture. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley We have already pointed out that muriate of potash tends to produce a waxy potato. Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman In my opinion the substance of this fire was some kind of melted metal, mixed with waxy matter. In the Russian Ranks|John Morse His face changed from its copper color to a dull, waxy yellow. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates|Howard Pyle
British Dictionary definitions for waxy (1 of 2)
adjective waxier or waxiestresembling wax in colour, appearance, or texture made of, covered with, or abounding in wax Derived forms of waxywaxily, adverbwaxiness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for waxy (2 of 2)
adjective waxier or waxiestBritish informal, old-fashioned bad-tempered or irritable; angry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to waxyglistening, lustrous, waxen, impressionable, impressible, glassy, slick, smooth, soft, weak, yielding, ashen, blanched, ghostly, pallid, pasty, white, whitish, facile, pale |