"waxy" meaning in English

See waxy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwæksi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waxy.wav Forms: waxier [comparative], more waxy [comparative], waxiest [superlative], most waxy [superlative]
enPR: wăkʹsē Rhymes: -æksi Etymology: From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waxi}} Middle English waxi, {{af|en|wax|-y|gloss1=soft oily substance|id2=adjectival}} wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} waxy (comparative waxier or more waxy, superlative waxiest or most waxy)
  1. Resembling wax in texture or appearance. Synonyms: ceraceous Related terms: earwaxy Translations (Resembling wax in texture or appearance): восъчен (vosǎčen) (Bulgarian), cerós (Catalan), vahamainen (Finnish), cireux (French), wächsern (German), wachsartig (German), Wachs- (German), cereo (Italian), cerosus (Latin), kōnononono (english: refers to potatoes) (Maori), āhua wākihi (Maori), woskowy (Polish), céreo (Portuguese), ceroso (Portuguese), cèireach (Scottish Gaelic), ceroso (Spanish), cwyr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-waxy-en-adj-H7mfCaNY Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Derived forms: 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 screw shell, waxy spleen
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwæksi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waxy.wav Forms: more waxy [comparative], most waxy [superlative]
enPR: wăkʹsē Rhymes: -æksi Etymology: From wax (“fit of anger”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|wax|-y|gloss1=fit of anger|id2=adjectival}} wax (“fit of anger”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} waxy (comparative more waxy, superlative most waxy)
  1. (regional, colloquial) Angry. Tags: colloquial, regional
    Sense id: en-waxy-en-adj-IPWQvBqI Categories (other): Regional English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈwæksi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waxy.wav Forms: waxies [plural]
enPR: wăkʹsē Rhymes: -æksi Etymology: From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waxi}} Middle English waxi, {{af|en|wax|-y|gloss1=soft oily substance|id2=adjectival}} wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} waxy (plural waxies)
  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A cobbler (shoe repairer). Tags: UK, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Anger Synonyms: lad of wax, waxie
    Sense id: en-waxy-en-noun-~swvcE2p Disambiguation of Anger: 23 3 74 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 1 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 33 4 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 2 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 2 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
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        {
          "ref": "2023 June 9, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate, archived from the original on 2023-09-06:",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling wax in texture or appearance."
      ],
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          "wax",
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        {
          "word": "ceraceous"
        }
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      "enpr": "wăkʹsē"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwæksi/"
    },
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vosǎčen",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "восъчен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "cerós"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "vahamainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "cireux"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "wächsern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "wachsartig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "Wachs-"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "cereo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "cerosus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "refers to potatoes",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "kōnononono"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "āhua wākihi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "woskowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "céreo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "ceroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "cèireach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "ceroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Resembling wax in texture or appearance",
      "word": "cwyr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waxy"
}

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        "A cobbler (shoe repairer)."
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        "(UK, obsolete, slang) A cobbler (shoe repairer)."
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        {
          "word": "lad of wax"
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    {
      "word": "waxie"
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      "form": "more waxy",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most waxy",
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        "superlative"
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        {
          "ref": "1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Passion”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC, part II, page 341:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "Angry."
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          "Angry",
          "angry"
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        "(regional, colloquial) Angry."
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-æksi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waxy"
}

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