waxish

English

Etymology

From wax +‎ -ish.

Adjective

waxish (comparative more waxish, superlative most waxish)

1. Similar to wax.
   • 1986, Gargoyle, page 5:

     The Aunts just stand and tip waxish cups of punch to their faces.

   • 2016, Sigrid Weidenweber, From Gulag to Freedom, →ISBN:

     A hand floated beside the corpse, waxish white, looking more like a claw than ever.

   • 2018, Matt Braun, Shadow Killers and Deathwalk: Two Classic Westerns, →ISBN:

     Ernest Cramer, the mayoral contender, was a chunky man with a waxish grin and heavy jowls.