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Waxy

//ˈwæksi// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    Angry. colloquial, regional

    "'I do hope you won't be waxy,' he said;"

  3. 3
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the paleness of wax wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking wordnet
  3. 3
    easily impressed or influenced wordnet
  4. 4
    made of or covered with wax wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A cobbler (shoe repairer). UK, obsolete, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

From wax (“fit of anger”) + -y.

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