waxy
/ˈwæksi/
waxy adjective: resembling wax in texture or appearance.
Adjective (1)
waxy (comparative waxier or more waxy, superlative waxiest or most waxy)
- Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
- There's far more than just hot dogs to feast on too. The pizzas—gigantic, floppy, with a hyperreal waxy sheen—are mythic. They arrive exclusively in cheese, pepperoni, or supreme—the holy trinity—and will run you an eminently affordable $1.99 for a ridiculously huge wedge-shaped slice.2023 June 9, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2023
- Synonyms:
- ceraceous
- Low in starch; tending to remain firm when cooked.
- As we all know, there are great differences among potatoes; some are waxy, others floury; and these, again, vary according to the manner and degree of cooking.1898, William Mattieu Williams, The Chemistry of Cookery, page 189
- Antonyms:
- floury
Noun
waxy (plural waxies)
- A cobbler (shoe repairer).
- Synonyms:
- lad of wax
Adjective (2)
waxy (comparative more waxy, superlative most waxy)
- Angry.
- 'I do hope you won't be waxy,' he said;1906, E. Nesbit, The Story of the Amulet
- 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[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Passion”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC, part II, page 341
waxy meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
waxy in Tamil
- மெழுகுள்ள
waxy in Malayalam
- waxen, pale, pallid
- മെഴുകുപോലെയുള്ള, വിളർത്ത, വിവർണ്ണമായ, വിളറിയ, ചോരയില്ലാത്ത, മുഖം വിളറിയ
Examples of waxy in a sentence
- However, compared to Masson pine needles, the waxy of camphor leaves showed thinner and more dasyphyllous.
- Laid on the creamcheese, waxy mackerel, frozen sewerlids of tomato and onion.
- Waxy potatoes, also known as boiling potatoes, have thin skins and a firm texture; they hold their shape when boiled.
Synonyms of waxy
Antonyms
Forms of waxy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | waxier |
| comparative | more waxy |
| superlative | waxiest |
| superlative | most waxy |
| Noun | |
| plural | waxies |
| alternative form | waxie |
Origin of waxy
From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.
From wax (“fit of anger”) + -y.
Words formed from waxy
- waxily
- waxiness
- waxy cap
- waxycap
- waxy cast
- waxy corn
- waxy degeneration
- waxy disease
- waxy finger
- waxy flexibility
- waxy kidney
- waxy liver
- waxy maize
- waxy monkey leaf frog
- waxy potato
- waxy rice
- waxy screw shell
- waxy spleen
Phrases with waxy
Words that rhyme with waxy
Questions about waxy
- What does waxy mean?
- Waxy means resembling wax in texture or appearance.
- What is waxy in Tamil?
- Waxy in Tamil is மெழுகுள்ள. See Waxy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is waxy?
- Waxy can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce waxy?
- Waxy is pronounced /ˈwæksi/.
Words near waxy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: waxy (page history and authors); waxy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); waxy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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