waxy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- wăkʹsē
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈwæksi/
Etymology
From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.
Meanings
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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:
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more waxy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| waxiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most waxy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| waxier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
waxy monkey leaf frog · waxy potato · waxy cap · waxy finger · waxy degeneration · waxiness · waxy disease · waxy liver · waxy flexibility · waxy rice · waxycap · waxy kidney · waxy screw shell · waxy spleen · waxily · waxy corn · waxy cast · waxy maize
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Synonyms
Translations (26)
pl wodnisty (Of a potato, low in starch) · it cereo (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · de wachsartig (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · es ceroso (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · sv vaxartad (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · pl woskowy (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · mi āhua wākihi (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · bg восъчен (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · de Wachs- (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · mi kōnononono (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · pt céreo (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · pt ceroso (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · cy cwyr (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · fi vahamainen (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · de wächsern (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · cs voskový (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · cs voskovitý (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · de festkochend (Of a potato, low in starch) · fr cireux (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · cs jako z vosku (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · hu viaszszerű (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · sv fast (Of a potato, low in starch) · ca cerós (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · la cerosus (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · gd cèireach (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) · pl woskowaty (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)