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# waxy

«waxy» in Mova's school dictionary: **made of wax, covered in wax, or looking or feeling like…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (waxy, waxier, waxiest)

### meaning for a pupil

Waxy means made of wax, covered in wax, or looking or feeling like wax: smooth, shiny and a little slippery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on plants, many leaves have a waxy coating that keeps water in and lets rain roll off. Some fruits like apples have a waxy skin. In stories, a very pale, smooth face may be described as waxy, meaning ill. Phrases: «waxy leaves», «waxy skin», «waxy coating».

### examples

- Cactus plants have thick, waxy skin to save water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/#x1)
- Raindrops rolled off the waxy leaves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/#x2)
- The apple had a shiny, waxy peel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/#x3)
- The crayon felt waxy on my fingers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/#x4)
- The old candle left a waxy mess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/#x5)
- In the story, the sick boy's face looked pale and waxy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/#x6)
- There were creepers hanging from the upper branches, and the bells of the flowers of the creepers, great waxy white things like convolvuluses, hung down fast asleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/#x7)

### note

Adjective: «wax» + «-y». Comparative «waxier», superlative «waxiest». A waxy coating on a leaf is called a cuticle in science.

### In the corpora

- [Thin needles with a waxy coat help evergreen trees lose little water in winter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/76-trees-and-forests-through-the-year/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «waxy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waxy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.