Waxy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waxy \Wax"y\, a.
     Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid;
     adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. "Waxy
     to persuasion." --Bp. Hall.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Waxy degeneration} (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under
        {Amyloid}.
  
     {Waxy kidney}, {Waxy liver}, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver
        affected by waxy degeneration.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]