单词 | waxlike |
释义 | waxlike (once / 203782 pages) adj WORD FAMILY wax: waxed, waxen, waxes, waxing, waxlike, waxy+/waxed: unwaxed/waxing: waxings/waxy: waxier, waxiest, waxily, waxiness USAGE EXAMPLESThe stamens of the flower—waxlike with red tips—make mock illuminating matches. Earle, Alice Morse, Old-Time Gardens—Newly Set Forth(2012) I took my husband's hand and it dropped back from my clasp, waxlike and nerveless. Austin, Mary Hunter, A Woman of Genius(2012) Her calm, waxlike face was faintly flushed at the fulfilment of her ardent longings. Copus, John E., 'As Gold in the Furnace'—A College...(2011) adj having the paleness of wax the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him Syn waxen, waxy colorless, colourless weak in color; not colorful |
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