waxen

🇺🇸 /ˈwæksn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwæksn/
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adjective
R

made of or resembling wax

The waxen sculpture was incredibly lifelike.

R

pale and unhealthy in appearance

She had a waxen complexion after being sick for so long.

translation

adj. made of or resembling wax; pale and unhealthy in appearance