Definition of WAXY

waxy

Plural: waxies

Adjective

  • Resembling wax in appearance, texture, or feel.
  • made of or covered with wax
    • "careful, the floor is waxy"
  • easily impressed or influenced
    • "a waxy mind"

Adjective Satellite

  • capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker
    • "a thin face with a waxy paleness"

Adj

  • Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
  • Angry.

Noun

  • A cobbler (shoe repairer).

Examples

  • The letters on the board, after a long game, almost felt waxy from so much handling.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.

Antonyms

unimpressionable

Scrabble Score: 17

waxy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
waxy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
waxy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

waxy: valid Words With Friends Word