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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
waxy1

▶adjective (waxier, waxiest) resembling wax in consistency or appearance.

– derivatives
waxily adverb,
waxiness noun.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
waxy2

▶adjective (waxier, waxiest) Brit. informal, dated angry or bad-tempered.

'waxy' also found in these Oxford entries:

adipocere - bayberry - caruncle - cere - checkerberry - chinagraph pencil - cutin - earwax - greasepaint - hoya - lava lamp - magnolia - melon - paraffin - phosphorus - pieris - scratch card - spermaceti - stephanotis - sterol - tuberose - waxberry

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