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Polish
Etymology
From wosk + -owaty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔs.kɔˈva.tɘ/
- Rhymes: -atɘ
- Syllabification: wos‧ko‧wa‧ty
Adjective
woskowaty (comparative bardziej woskowaty, superlative najbardziej woskowaty, derived adverb woskowato)
- waxy, waxlike, coated with wax
1981, Instytut Botaniki, Polska Akademia Nauk, Grzyby (Mycota), Polskie Wydawnictwo Naukowe, archived from the original on 2023-01-06, page 22:Owocnik zwykle duży i dość gruby, woskowaty [...]- The fruiting body usually large and rather thick, waxy
2016, Donna Tartt, translated by Paweł Lipszyc, Mały przyjaciel, Znak: litera nova, archived from the original on 2023-01-06, page 221:Wkrótce znaleźli czwartego węża, mokasyna ‒ był woskowaty, żółty jak wątroba, nie dłuższy niż miedzianki, ale grubszy niż ręka Harriet.- Soon they found a fourth snake, a moccasin ‒ it was waxy, liver-yellow, no longer than a smooth snake, but thicker than Harriet's hand.
2020, Helena Dahlgren, translated by Anna Studniarek, Tajemnica Złotych Wzgórz, Znak, archived from the original on 2023-01-06:Później zobaczyła matkę dopiero w szpitalu. Ale wtedy jej policzek był zimny. Woskowaty, jak u lalki.- Later she only saw her mother in the hospital. But then her cheek was cold. Waxy, like on a doll.
Declension
Declension of woskowaty (hard)
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