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单词 waxy
释义 waxy
I. \ˈwaksē, -si\ adjective
(-er/-est)
1.
 a. : made of or resembling wax
  < round and shiny as a waxy pippin — C.G.Glover >
 b. : soft or readily shaped like wax : impressionable
 c. : having the smoothness, luster, or whiteness of wax
  < his thin face had a waxy pallor — Kenneth Roberts >
 d. : having a surface covered with wax or having the appearance of such a surface
  < a waxy leaf >
2. : affected with amyloid degeneration
II. adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: wax (V) + -y
: angry, vexed
 < never does say very much unless he's downright waxy — Samuel Butler †1902 >
 < it's quilts my wife gets waxy about — Bruce Marshall >
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