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UK
/wˈæksi/
]
[ US /ˈwæksi/ ]
[ US /ˈwæksi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
a flexible wire
a pliant young tree -
having the paleness of wax
the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him
the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor
a thin face with a waxy paleness -
easily impressed or influenced
an impressionable age
an impressionable youngster
a waxy mind -
made of or covered with wax
careful, the floor is waxy
waxen candles
How To Use waxy In A Sentence
- Waxy starch gels form a paste at lower temperatures, swell with more water than regular or partially waxy starches, and don't lose water during freezing and thawing.
- For the Schlachtfest, Stralsunders gathered in hundreds, the women in their dirndls and men in old-fashioned suits, gobbling pig knuckle, leberwurst, knockwurst, dozens of waxy, greasy boiled potatoes, and of course, blutwurst. Blood Lite II: Overbite
- Some are waxy, yellow and mummified. Times, Sunday Times
- Sodium is a silvery white metal with a waxy appearance.
- For the first time in 80 years, three of the four processions for the end of Holy Week, Semana Santa, were cancelled, thanks to mad billows blowing over every banner and stanchion and cordon, rain guttering from every rooftop, children's fingers growing waxy. Wind and heavy rain greet Britons who headed for Spanish sun at Easter
- Kidneys are encased in a creamy, waxy fat called suet, which is easily removed by cutting into it and then peeling it away. How to Cook Your Gut Pile
- Certain aphids seem to prefer waxy leaves, whereas other species are repelled by them.
- Edwinia, with its attractive waxy white flowers, and potentilla, with bloom of gold, are shrubs which lend a charm to much of the mountain-section. Wild Life on the Rockies
- They were passing through a grove of low trees now, with drifts of creamy blossom and the waxy green leaves of citrus trees.
- Frostbitten skin initially turns red, then it takes on a whitish, waxy appearance.