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waxy
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Meaning waxy meaning
What does waxy mean?
waxy
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adjective
(= impressionable)
easily impressed or influenced
an impressionable youngster
an impressionable age
a waxy mind
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adjective
(= waxen)
made of or covered with wax
waxen candles
careful, the floor is waxy
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adjective
(= waxen, waxlike)
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
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adjective
(= pliant)
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
a flexible wire
a pliant young tree
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