as in plastic
capable of being easily molded or modeled
the children made little animals with the colorful, waxy modeling clay
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Recent Examples of waxy
Some of the most common animal extracts used in hair perfumes are musk and ambergris, which is a waxy substance that is secreted by sperm whales.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Stains on robes tend to appear in one of three places—the chest, collar, and cuffs—so pay particular attention to stains from food, drinks, and makeup, as well as dingy or waxy buildup from products such as deodorant and lotion.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Raw images also skip noise reduction; Lightroom's default noise reduction does a very good job cutting away color noise but leaves some grain (luminance noise) to avoid a waxy look.
—PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
Tips for Making Potato Salad à la Julia Child
When making this homemade potato salad recipe, keep these pointers and customization options in mind:
Stick with a fairly waxy potato.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Stains on robes tend to appear in one of three places—the chest, collar, and cuffs—so pay particular attention to stains from food, drinks, and makeup, as well as dingy or waxy buildup from products such as deodorant and lotion.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Raw images also skip noise reduction; Lightroom's default noise reduction does a very good job cutting away color noise but leaves some grain (luminance noise) to avoid a waxy look.
—PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
Tips for Making Potato Salad à la Julia Child
When making this homemade potato salad recipe, keep these pointers and customization options in mind:
Stick with a fairly waxy potato.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waxy
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“Waxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waxy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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