Definition of Waxy

1. Adjective. Made of or covered with wax. "Careful, the floor is waxy"

Exact synonyms: Waxen
Partainyms: Wax, Wax
Derivative terms: Wax, Waxiness

2. Adjective. Easily impressed or influenced. "A waxy mind"
Exact synonyms: Impressible, Impressionable
Similar to: Easy, Spinnable, Plastic, Pliant, Susceptible
Derivative terms: Impress
Antonyms: Unimpressionable

3. Adjective. Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking. "A pliant young tree"
Exact synonyms: Bendable, Pliable, Pliant
Similar to: Flexible, Flexile
Derivative terms: Bend, Bend, Bendability, Pliability, Pliancy, Pliantness

4. Adjective. Having the paleness of wax. "A thin face with a waxy paleness"
Exact synonyms: Waxen, Waxlike
Similar to: Colorless, Colourless

Definition of Waxy

1. a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

2. a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

Definition of Waxy

1. Adjective. Resembling wax in texture or appearance. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: regional colloquial) Angry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Waxy

1. resembling wax [adj WAXIER, WAXIEST]

Medical Definition of Waxy

1. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. "Waxy to persuasion. " Waxy degeneration, a kidney or liver affected by waxy degeneration. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Waxy

waxplant
waxplants
waxpod
waxpods
waxweed
waxweeds
waxwings
waxwork
waxworker
waxworkers
waxworking
waxworks
waxworm
waxworms
waxy (current term)
waxy cap
waxy caps
waxy cast
waxy degeneration
waxy fingers
waxy flexibility
waxy liver
waxy spleen
waxycap
waxycaps
way-out
way-wise

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