waxy

wax·y  (wks)

adj. wax·i·er, wax·i·est

1. Resembling wax, especially:

a. Pale.

b. Smooth and lustrous.

c. Pliable or impressionable.

2. Consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax.

3. Pathology Containing amyloid deposits, as an organ.

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waxy¹

adj waxier, waxiest

1. resembling wax in colour, appearance, or texture

2. made of, covered with, or abounding in wax

waxily  adv

waxiness  n

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waxy²

adj waxier, waxiest

Brit informal old-fashioned bad-tempered or irritable; angry

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	waxy - made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" waxen
	2.	waxy - easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind" impressible, impressionable
	3.	waxy - capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" bendable, pliable, pliant flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"
	4.	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" waxlike, waxen colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful

Translations

waxy [ˈwæksɪ] ADJ (waxier (compar) (waxiest (superl))) → ceroso

waxy [ˈwæksi] adj [substance, coating] → cireux/euse

waxy

adj (+er) → wächsern

waxy [ˈwæksɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fig) (complexion) → cereo/a

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waxy [ˈwæksɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fig) (complexion) → cereo/a