Waxy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Resembling wax, especially:
  • adj. Pale.
  • adj. Smooth and lustrous.
  • adj. Pliable or impressionable.
  • adj. Consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax.
  • adj. Pathology Containing amyloid deposits, as an organ.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
  • adj. Angry.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Resembling wax or putty in appearance, softness, plasticity, adhesiveness, or other properties; waxen; hence, pliable; yielding; impressionable.
  • Specifically Noting certain complexions.
  • Made of wax; abounding in wax; waxed: as, a waxy dressing for leather
  • A change of parts of the muscular fibers into a peculiar hyaline substance, which differs from lardacein; it occurs in certain cases of typhoid fever, meningitis, and other acute febrile disorders.
  • Angry; wrathy; irate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • adj. made of or covered with wax
  • adj. easily impressed or influenced
  • adj. having the paleness of wax
  • Equivalent
    flexible    flexile    pliant    spinnable    plastic    easy    susceptible    colorless    colourless    waxy liver   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    waxiest    waxier   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    viscid    adhesive    soft    pliable    impressible   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Maxi    Maxie    Maxy    maxi    taxi   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    waxen    bluish    ashy    creamy    pasty    milky    wax-like    velvety    oily    satiny