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waxy

1

[ wak-see ]

adjective

, wax·i·er, wax·i·est.
  1. resembling wax in appearance or characteristics:

    His face had a waxy shine.

  2. abounding in, covered with, or made of wax:

    Be careful! The floor is waxy.

  3. pliable, yielding, or impressionable:

    a waxy personality.



waxy

2

[ wak-see ]

adjective

, Chiefly British.
, wax·i·er, wax·i·est.

waxy

1

/ ˈwæksɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    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

waxy

2

/ ˈwæksɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling wax in colour, appearance, or texture
  2. made of, covered with, or abounding in wax
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈwaxiness, noun
  • ˈwaxily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • waxi·ly adverb
  • waxi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of waxy1

First recorded in 1545–55; wax 1 + -y 1

Origin of waxy2

First recorded in 1850–55; wax 3 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

For example, drought prompts plants to thicken the waxy cuticle layer on leaf surfaces.

I’m not sobbing because Zverev won or because my hands remind me of my grandmother’s, though slightly less waxy, veiny and spotted.

Sperm whales derive their name from the waxy, liquid substance produced in their skulls by a massive biological structure called the spermaceti organ.

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In a day and a half he can transform a waxy, light-brown football that’s fresh out of the box into a mahogany gem that feels like a perfectly worked-in baseball glove.

Six thousand trees — nearly all of them varieties of Coffea arabica, the most widely consumed and best-tasting coffee species — sit in neatly planted rows, their waxy, deep green leaves shimmering in the sun.

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