waxy

Adj

Resembling wax in texture or appearance.

Noun

A cobbler (shoe repairer).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwæksi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: waxi

In summary

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

Synonyms

waxen

glazed

impressible

waxlike

impressionable

pliable

bendable

pliant

waxed

plastic

retentive

sallow

shiny

sickly

sleek

smooth

sticky

tenacious

wan

wax

yellowish

yellowy

ceraceous

doughy

ductile

glossy

lurid

malleable

pallid

pasty

Translations

cereo

wächsern

wachsartig

cireux

κηρώδης

cerea

κερένιος

ceroso

cerosa

cèreo

wasachtig

οργισμένος

wachsweich

σαν κερί

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