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waxy
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: w?k?s?, IPA(key): /?wæksi/
- Rhymes: -æksi
Etymology 1
From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) +? -y.
Adjective
waxy (comparative waxier or more waxy, superlative waxiest or most waxy)
- Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
waxy (plural waxies)
- (Britain, obsolete, slang) A cobbler (shoe repairer).
- Synonym: lad of wax
Alternative forms
- waxie
Etymology 2
From wax (“fit of anger”) +? -y.
Adjective
waxy (comparative more waxy, superlative most waxy)
- (regional, colloquial) Angry.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 12
- 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.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 12
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earwax
English
Alternative forms
- ear wax, ear-wax
Etymology
From Middle English erewax, a compound of ere +? wax. Equivalent to ear +? wax.
Noun
earwax (uncountable)
- A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
Synonyms
- cerumen (technical), wax
Derived terms
- earwax impaction
Translations
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