Definition of: waxy

(wak′sē) adjective wax·i·er, wax·i·est
1. Resembling wax in appearance, consistency, or adhesive qualities; waxen; pliable; impressionable.
2. Having the dull whitish or yellowish color of wax; pale; pallid; bloodless.
3. Made of or abounding in wax; rubbed with wax; waxed.
4. Pathol. Characterized by the formation of an insoluble, waxlike protein in certain organs of the body, as the kidney; amyloid.
—wax′i·ness noun