waxy
1 Americanadjective
adjective
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resembling wax in colour, appearance, or texture
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made of, covered with, or abounding in wax
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of waxy1
First recorded in 1545–55; wax 1 + -y 1
Origin of waxy2
Example Sentences
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For example, drought prompts plants to thicken the waxy cuticle layer on leaf surfaces.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024
I’m not sobbing because Zverev won or because my hands remind me of my grandmother’s, though slightly less waxy, veiny and spotted.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
Six thousand trees — nearly all of them varieties of Coffea arabica, the most widely consumed and best-tasting coffee species — sit in neatly planted rows, their waxy, deep green leaves shimmering in the sun.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024
The starting price was £300,000 for the 'standard Spanish waxy napkin' which is 16.5 x 16.5cm and was laminated and framed.
From BBC • May 17, 2024
Where waxy ancestors with tough toe-nails and breath that smelled of yellow maps whispered papery whispers.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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