waxy.
Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
Meaning & usage
Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
Low in starch; tending to remain firm when cooked.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.
A cobbler (shoe repairer).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.
Angry.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wahsą Proto-West Germanic *wahs Old English weax Middle English wax English wax Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English waxy From wax (“fit of anger”) + -y.
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