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adjective
- 1. angry; bad-tempered. informal, dated British
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The meaning of WAXY is made of, abounding in, or covered with wax : waxen. How to use waxy in a sentence.
having the appearance of or feeling like wax: He had a waxy complexion and looked ill. (Definition of waxy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of waxy. waxy. As the waxy coverings of the specimens are all damaged and the female immature, it u impossible to determine the species.
Waxy definition: resembling wax in appearance or characteristics. See examples of WAXY used in a sentence.
having the appearance of or feeling like wax: He had a waxy complexion and looked ill. (Definition of waxy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of waxy. waxy. In some medieval past, someone pierced the head of the whale, releasing the waxy oil that filled it.
wax·y. (wăk′sē) adj. wax·i·er, wax·i·est. 1. Resembling wax in appearance or texture, as in being pale, pliable, or smooth and lustrous. 2. Consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax. 3. Containing amyloid deposits, as a bodily organ.
1. full of, covered with, or made of wax. 2. like wax in nature or appearance. 3. Medicine. designating, of, or characterized by degeneration resulting from the deposit of an insoluble, waxlike substance in an organ.
Definition of waxy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of waxy. adjective. made of or covered with wax. “careful, the floor is waxy ” synonyms: waxen. adjective. having the paleness of wax. “a thin face with a waxy paleness” synonyms: waxen, waxlike. colorless, colourless. weak in color; not colorful. adjective. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
Designating, of, or characterized by degeneration resulting from the deposit of an insoluble, waxlike substance in an organ. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (regional, colloquial) Angry. Wiktionary. Synonyms: waxen. impressible. impressionable. pliant. pliable. bendable. waxlike. yielding. plastic. ceral. ceraceous. pale.
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.
