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waxy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of waxy

capable of being easily molded or modeled

the children made little animals with the colorful, waxy modeling clay

Synonyms of waxy

malleable, moldable, plastic, shapable (or shapeable)

Words Related to waxy

bendable, bendy [chiefly British], ductile, pliable, pliant, supple, waxen, willowy

elastic, flexible, flexile, limber, resilient, workable

bending, giving, kneadable, tractable, yielding

Near Antonyms of waxy

inflexible, intractable, rigid, stiff

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