waxy

Meaning

Synonyms

waxen
glazed
24k
impressible
waxlike
impressionable
25k
pliable
47k
bendable
pliant
waxed
20k
plastic
B2
retentive
sallow
shiny
C1
sickly
21k
sleek
26k
smooth
B2
sticky
C1
tenacious
23k
wan
C1
wax
C1
yellowish
yellowy
ceraceous
doughy
ductile
glossy
31k
lurid
37k
malleable
41k
pallid
pasty
25k
Translations

cereo
wächsern
wachsartig
cireux

κηρώδης

cerea

κερένιος

ceroso
cerosa

cèreo

wasachtig

οργισμένος

wachsweich

σαν κερί

mumlu

Frequency

46k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwæksi/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
waxi
In summary

From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.

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