About The Word Waxy
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Waxy
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What's The Definition Of Waxy?
[adj] having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
[adj] resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves" [adj] made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Waxy: ceraceous | colorless | colourless | smooth | waxen | waxen | waxlike Related Terms | Find terms related to Waxy: See Also | Waxy In Webster's Dictionary \Wax"y\, a.
Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid;
adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. ``Waxy
to persuasion.'' --Bp. Hall.
{Waxy degeneration} (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under
{Amyloid}.
{Waxy kidney}, {Waxy liver}, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver
affected by waxy degeneration.
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