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Word entry · 4 letters

waxy

Best crossword clue

"Like candle material"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈwæksi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted awxyStarts with WEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1W2A3X4Y

Definitions

  1. having the paleness of wax

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

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