Definition of waxy Waxy
/wæˈksi/ - [waksee] - wax•y
We found 8 definitions of waxy from 4 different sources.
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What does waxy mean?
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| waxy - capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" | ||
| bendable, pliable, pliant | ||
| flexile, flexible bending and snapping back readily without breaking | ||
| waxy - easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind" | ||
| impressionable, impressible | ||
| unimpressionable not sensitive or susceptible to impression; "an unimpressionable mind" | ||
| easy obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money" | ||
| spinnable capable of being spun into fibres | ||
| plastic, pliant capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" | ||
| waxy - made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" | ||
| waxen | ||
| waxy - having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" | ||
| waxen, waxlike | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- waxy (a.)
Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.
