waxy
See also: waxie
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.
Adjective
waxy (comparative waxier or more waxy, superlative waxiest or most waxy)
- Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
Resembling wax in texture or appearance
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Etymology 2
From wax (“fit of anger”) + -y.
Adjective
waxy (comparative more waxy, superlative most waxy)
- (regional, colloquial) Angry.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 12
- A man said he'd give me five pounds if I'd paint him and his missis and the dog and the cottage. And I went and put the fowls in instead of the dog, and he was waxy, so I had to knock a quid off.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 12