waxy

Other forms of waxy

comparative or superlative

waxier

comparative or superlative

waxiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about waxy

What does waxy mean?

waxy means "made of or covered with wax". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in waxy?

waxy has 2 syllables: wax-y. The stress falls on "wax". In IPA it is /ˈwæksi/.

What is another word for waxy?

Close synonyms include waxen, impressionable, impressible, bendable, pliable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is waxy a common word?

waxy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.