waxily
English
Etymology
waxy + -ly
Adverb
waxily (comparative more waxily, superlative most waxily)
- In a waxy way.
- 1969, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, 1971, Chapter 30, pp. 192-193,
- Dolores […] kept the house clean with the orderliness of a coffin. Artificial flowers reposed waxily in glass vases.
- 1989, David Foster Wallace, “Little Expressionless Animals” in Girl with Curious Hair, New York: Norton, p. 15,
- Forty months ago, game-show production mogul Merv Griffin decided to bring the popular game “JEOPARDY!” back from syndicated oblivion, to retire Art Flemming in favor of the waxily handsome, fairly distinguished, and prenominately dedicated Alex Trebek […]
- 1969, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, 1971, Chapter 30, pp. 192-193,