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Wariest vs Waxiest - What's the difference?

wariest | waxiest |

As adjectives the difference between wariest and waxiest

is that wariest is (wary) while waxiest is (waxy).

wariest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (wary)

    • Anagrams

    *

    wary

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
    • He is wary of dogs.
  • Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

    • Synonyms

    * cautious, guarded, careful, chary

    Derived terms

    * unwary * warily * wariness

    Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * weary

    waxiest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (waxy)

    • Anagrams

    *

    waxy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
    • Derived terms
    * waxily * waxiness * waxy cap, waxycap * waxy cast * waxy corn * waxy degeneration * waxy disease * waxy finger * waxy flexibility * waxy kidney * waxy liver * waxy maize * waxy monkey leaf frog * waxy potato * waxy spleen

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (regional, colloquial) Angry.
  • * 1913 ,
    • A man said he'd give me five pounds if I'd paint him and his missis and the dog and the cottage. And I went and put the fowls in instead of the dog, and he was waxy , so I had to knock a quid off.