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waxy

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  1. 1. a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. made of or covered with wax Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. easily impressed or influenced Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. having the paleness of wax Source: wordnet
  6. 6. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. "Waxy to persuasion." Bp. Hall. Waxy degeneration (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under Amyloid. -- Waxy kidney, Waxy liver, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver affected by waxy degeneration. Source: webster
  7. 7. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive;soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. "Waxy to persuasion."Bp. Hall. Waxy degeneration (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See underAmyloid.-- Waxy kidney, Waxy liver, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver affectedby waxy degeneration. Source: adambom
  8. 8. j:100 a made of or covered with wax a easily impressed or influenced s capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking s having the paleness of wax Source: ecdict

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