waxy
1adjective, wax·i·er, wax·i·est.
Origin of waxy
1waxy
2adjective, wax·i·er, wax·i·est. Chiefly British.
Origin of waxy
2Related Words for waxy
glistening, lustrous, waxen, impressionable, impressible, glassy, slick, smooth, soft, weak, yielding, ashen, blanched, ghostly, pallid, pasty, white, whitish, facile, paleExamples from the Web for waxy
Contemporary Examples of waxy
It begins with me being nudged awake by a waxy moon spilling silver-white light through the window as I sucked my thumb.
The world of competitive bodybuilding, and Gov. Schwarzenegger, owed its waxy life to androgens.
In addition to her waxy Prince William, Rubell will also show a new series of Drinking Paintings in London.
The combination of strands of softly cooked skate flesh and slices of waxy potatoes is a deeply pleasing one.
Historical Examples of waxy
His face changed from its copper color to a dull, waxy yellow.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
Above all, we wanted some waxy matter with which to experiment.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
The leaves are long and glossy; the blossoms are waxy white.
Fil and FilippaJohn Stuart Thomson
And I went and put the fowls in instead of the dog, and he was waxy, so I had to knock a quid off.
Sons and LoversDavid Herbert Lawrence
I'd like to tell mamma to try it, only she'd be sure to get waxy.
The Beth BookSarah Grand