waxy meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

waxy

adj

/ˈwæksi/

Etymology From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.

Resembling wax in texture or appearance.

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.2023 June 9, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2023:

Of potatoes Low in starch; tending to remain firm when cooked.

As we all know, there are great differences among potatoes; some are waxy, others floury; and these, again, vary according to the manner and degree of cooking.1898, William Mattieu Williams, The Chemistry of Cookery, page 189:

Derived terms: 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 rice, waxy screw shell, waxy spleen
Related terms: earwaxy

noun

Etymology From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.

UK, Obsolete, Slang A cobbler (shoe repairer).

adj

Etymology From wax (“fit of anger”) + -y.

'I do hope you won't be waxy,' he said;1906, E. Nesbit, The Story of the Amulet:
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.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Passion”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC, part II, page 341:

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