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Webster 1913 Edition
Waxy
Wax′y
,Adj.
Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.
“Waxy to persuasion.” Bp. Hall.
Waxy degeneration
(Med.)
, amyloid degeneration. See under
– Amyloid
. Waxy kidney
, Waxy liver
(Med.)
, a kidney or liver affected by waxy degeneration.
Webster 1828 Edition
Waxy
WAXY
,Adj.
Definition 2024
waxy
waxy
See also: waxie
English
Adjective
waxy (comparative waxier, superlative waxiest)
- Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
Resembling wax in texture or appearance
Etymology 2
From wax (“fit of anger”) + -y.
Adjective
waxy (comparative more waxy, superlative most waxy)
- (regional, colloquial) Angry.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 12
- A man said he'd give me five pounds if I'd paint him and his missis and the dog and the cottage. And I went and put the fowls in instead of the dog, and he was waxy, so I had to knock a quid off.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 12