Meaning of FOXY
| Pronunciation: | | 'fâksee
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| | Definition: | | [adj] marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" |
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| | Synonyms: | | artful, crafty, cunning, dodgy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fox"y\, a.
1. Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or
looks; wily.
Modred's narrow, foxy face. --Tennyson.
2. Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown
color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have
too much of this color.
3. Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smeelling.
4. Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc.,
not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the
coarse flavor of the fox grape.
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