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WAXY
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Irregular inflected forms: waxier , waxiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the paleness of wax
Example:
a thin face with a waxy paleness
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
colorless; colourless (weak in color; not colorful)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
Example:
a pliant young tree
Synonyms:
bendable; pliable; pliant; waxy
Classified under:
Similar:
flexible; flexile (able to flex; able to bend easily)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Easily impressed or influenced
Example:
a waxy mind
Synonyms:
impressible; impressionable; waxy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
easy (readily exploited or tricked)
spinnable (capable or susceptible to being influenced by biased information)
plastic; pliant (capable of being influenced or formed)
susceptible (easily impressed emotionally)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Made of or covered with wax
Example:
careful, the floor is waxy
Synonyms:
waxen; waxy
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)
Derivation:
wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)
waxiness (the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax)
Context examples:
The limbs tend to remain in whatever position they are placed (waxy flexibility).
(Catalepsy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A white, waxy solid mixture of 2- and 3-Tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole with a faint aromatic odor.
(Butylated Hydroxyanisole, NCI Thesaurus)
Waxy or fatty layer on outer wall of epidermal cells formed of cutin and wax.
(Cuticle, Food and Drug Administration)
It appears in childhood as redness on the palms and soles which progresses to well demarcated, thickened, yellowish and waxy lesions.
(Diffuse Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NCI Thesaurus)
A gland situated in the external auditory canal that produces a waxy secretion.
(Ceruminous Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
It works by stripping the waxy cuticle of the plant, causing cell disruption, cell leakage, and death by desiccation.
(Nonanoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
It is mostly found as a white, odorless, tasteless, waxy solid, with a melting point between 47C and 65C.
(Paraffin, NCI Thesaurus)
