waxy

Primary Meanings of waxy

1.
 adj
made of or covered with wax
2.
 adj
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
Full Definitions of waxy
1

adj made of or covered with wax

“careful, the floor is waxy”
Synonyms:
waxen

adj having the paleness of wax

“a thin face with a waxy paleness”
Synonyms:
waxen, waxlike
colorless, colourless
weak in color; not colorful
2

adj capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

Synonyms:
bendable, pliable, pliant
flexible, flexile
able to flex; able to bend easily

adj easily impressed or influenced

“a waxy mind”
Synonyms:
impressible, impressionable
easy
readily exploited or tricked
spinnable
capable or susceptible to being influenced by biased information
plastic, pliant
capable of being influenced or formed
susceptible
easily impressed emotionally
Antonyms:
unimpressionable
not sensitive or susceptible to impression

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