Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: waxy
IPA transcription: [w'æksi]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: waxen, waxlike, waxy
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy
    Meaning: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
  • Synonyms: impressionable, waxy, impressible
    Meaning: easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind"
  • Synonyms: waxen, waxy
    Meaning: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy"
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