Etymology

waxy

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Today it means: Resembling wax in texture or appearance. Full definition →

Middle English waxi
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waxy · adjective, noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwaxi
  2. English todaywaxy

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

waxy · adjective2

From wax (“fit of anger”) + -y.

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