What does half-waxen mean?
Half-waxen means half-grown; partially completed; incomplete.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
half-grown; partially completed; incomplete.
That ghastly broken doll — half-waxen, half-human — stumbled its way in and out of Joan's dreams. . . . […]
Beyond the marina, lights danced on the dark water—buoys, boats, a half-waxen moon.
Use half-waxen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Half-waxen means half-grown; partially completed; incomplete.
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That ghastly broken doll — half-waxen, half-human — stumbled its way in and out of Joan's dreams. . . . […]
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