waxy
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈwæksi/
:
ceroso
- The Laurel leaves are waxy and smooth, just like the real thing.
- waxy wheat
It's crumbly, it's waxy, it smells bad.
- It's crumbly, it's waxy, it smells bad.
- You know, they're running across waxy leaves, um, wet rocks.
- It has a stiffier and it has a stiffer, waxier consistency.
- So this is sort of the first layer of this process and that is that waxy texture.
Examples
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Palm has a waxy residue on the surface of its fronds, making it difficult to break down.
Academic text (2001) -
It sort of puts a really waxy coat on the lips.
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The wood of the table felt waxy and dangerous through her socks.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's the kind of smell that you can taste because it's damp, waxy, and old.
Fiction book (1994) -
After a few minutes, the secretions dry, and the body takes on a waxy sheen.
Academic text (2001) -
The damp boards were strewn with leaves of waxy yellow and woodsy maroon.
Fiction book (2000) -
The coarse tobacco came in a thick, waxy pouch back then that made almost no crinkling sound.
Fiction book (1995) -
When it works, it cleans out those waxy amyloid plaques that otherwise clog thoughts and kill neurons.
Academic text (2010) -
The plant's leaves were thick and waxy, providing a shiny, attractive appearance.
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He noticed the waxy surface of the fruit, which indicated it was ripe and ready to eat.
Synonyms
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7.7
Made of the soft material used for candles or having a pale, smooth face
Pale, smooth, slightly shiny, and a little see-through
Covered with a thin shiny layer to make a smooth surface
Compounds
A sticky, greasy film that stays on a surface after something melts or someone puts it on
How Waxy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waxy comes from the old English word wax, the soft material used for candles, plus the ending -y meaning 'like' or 'full of', so it describes something that is 'like wax'—shiny, smooth, or covered in wax.