waxy

comparative waxier · comparative more waxy · superlative waxiest · superlative most waxy

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.

   2023 June 9, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2023

   Synonyms: ceraceous

2. 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

   Antonyms: floury

plural waxies · alternative waxie

1. UKobsoleteslangA cobbler (shoe repairer).

   Synonyms: lad of wax

comparative more waxy · superlative most waxy

1. colloquialregionalAngry.

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

   1906, E. Nesbit, The Story of the Amulet

   1 more example

   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.

   1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Passion”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC, part II, page 341