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waxy |
Grep of noun waxy waxycap Overview of adj waxy The adj waxy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. waxen, waxy -- (made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy") 2. waxlike, waxy, ceraceous -- (resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves") 3. waxen, waxlike, waxy -- (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") Antonyms of adj waxy 2 of 3 senses of waxy Sense 2 waxlike, waxy, ceraceous INDIRECT (VIA smooth) -> rough, unsmooth Sense 3 waxen, waxlike, waxy INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful, colourful Similarity of adj waxy 3 senses of waxy Sense 1 waxen, waxy Pertains to noun wax (Sense 1) =>wax => lipid, lipide, lipoid Sense 2 waxlike, waxy, ceraceous => smooth (vs. rough) Sense 3 waxen, waxlike, waxy => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless Attributes of adj waxy Familiarity of adj waxy waxy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj waxy waxy Overview of adj waxy The adj waxy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. waxen, waxy -- (made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy") 2. waxlike, waxy, ceraceous -- (resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves") 3. waxen, waxlike, waxy -- (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")
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