waxen

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective made of or covered with wax
  2. adjective having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker

Etymology

From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).

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Synonyms

waxy

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