waxy /ˈwæksi/
(a.)象蠟的,蠟色的,蒼白的,生氣的,柔軟的,光滑的
waxy /ˈwæksɪ/ 形容詞
蠟的,蠟狀的,蠟質的
Wax·y a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. “Waxy to persuasion.”
Waxy degeneration Med., amyloid degeneration. See under Amyloid.
Waxy kidney, Waxy liver, etc. Med., a kidney or liver affected by waxy degeneration.
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waxy
adj 1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the
floor is waxy" [syn: waxen]
2: resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin";
"the ceraceous surface of the leaves" [syn: waxlike, ceraceous]
3: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same
awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his
waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy
paleness" [syn: waxen, waxlike]
[also: waxiest, waxier]