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waxy

1

[ wak-see ]

adjective

waxier, waxiest.
  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.
waxier, waxiest.

waxy

1

/ ˈ·Éæ°ì²õɪ /

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

waxy

2

/ ˈ·Éæ°ì²õɪ /

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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É²¹³æ¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ·É²¹³æ¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É²¹³æi·±ô²â adverb
  • ·É²¹³æi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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

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It doesn’t get any pettier and mean-girlie than “Did she sandblast her face or something? It’s very waxy.â€

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The oaks have waxy, cup-shaped leaves — not only do they rarely go up in flame, but they can catch embers out of the sky and extinguish them, Yelchin said.

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

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

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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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