waxy

waxy
adjective (waxier; -est) Date: 1552 1. made of, abounding in, or covered with wax ; waxen <
a waxy surface
>
<
waxy berries
>
2. resembling wax: as a. readily shaped or molded b. marked by smooth or lustrous whiteness <
a waxy complexion
>
waxiness noun

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