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wax philosophical

US/ˈwæks ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkl̩/

wax philosophical verb: to speak in a philosophical way.

Verb

wax philosophical (third-person singular simple present waxes philosophical, present participle waxing philosophical, simple past and past participle waxed philosophical)

  1. To speak in a philosophical way.
  2. To make profound statements.

Forms of wax philosophical

third-person singular presentwaxes philosophical
present participlewaxing philosophical
past participlewaxed philosophical
pastwaxed philosophical

Origin of wax philosophical

From wax (“become”) + philosophical.

Questions about wax philosophical

What does wax philosophical mean?
Wax philosophical means to speak in a philosophical way.
What part of speech is wax philosophical?
Wax philosophical is a verb.
How do you pronounce wax philosophical?
Wax philosophical is pronounced /ˈwæks ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkl̩/ (US).
What is the past tense of wax philosophical?
The past tense of wax philosophical is waxed philosophical.

Words near wax philosophical in the dictionary

  1. wax palm
  2. wax paper
  3. wax papers
  4. wax pencil
  5. wax pencils
  6. wax philosophical
  7. wax plant
  8. wax plants
  9. wax play
  10. wax poetic
  11. wax point

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