waxen
/ˈwæksən/
adjective
- Made of or resembling wax, especially in appearance or texture; pale, smooth, or yellowish like wax.
- The waxen figure at the museum looked almost real.
- Her skin had a waxen pallor after the long illness.
- He held a waxen candle that had melted into a strange shape.
- Lacking vitality or color; lifeless or expressionless.
- She stared with waxen eyes, as if in a trance.
- His waxen face showed no emotion during the speech.
- The old photograph had a waxen quality, faded and still.