I. ˈwaksē, -si adjective
( -er/-est )
1.
a. : made of or resembling wax
round and shiny as a waxy pippin — C.G.Glover
b. : soft or readily shaped like wax : impressionable
c. : having the smoothness, luster, or whiteness of wax
his thin face had a waxy pallor — Kenneth Roberts
d. : having a surface covered with wax or having the appearance of such a surface
a waxy leaf
2. : affected with amyloid degeneration
II. adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: wax (V) + -y
: angry , vexed
never does say very much unless he's downright waxy — Samuel Butler †1902
it's quilts my wife gets waxy about — Bruce Marshall