From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Waxy \Wax"y\, adjective 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" [syn: {waxen}]
2: resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves" [syn: {waxlike}, {ceraceous}]
3: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" [syn: {waxen}, {waxlike}] [also: {waxiest}, {waxier}]
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