Definitions for foxyˈfɒk si

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fox•yˈfɒk si(adj.)fox•i•er, fox•i•est.

  1. slyly clever; cunning; crafty.

  2. yellowish brown or reddish brown.

  3. Slang. physically attractive, esp. in a sexually alluring way.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)

  4. brightly flavorful; brisk:

    foxy wine.

    Category: Viniculture/Winemaking

Origin of foxy:

1520–30

fox′i•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily(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"

Wiktionary

  1. foxy(Adjective)

    having the qualities of a fox

  2. foxy(Adjective)

    attractive, sexy

  3. foxy(Adjective)

    (of a person) red-haired.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Foxy(adj)

    like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily

  2. Foxy(adj)

    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. Foxy(adj)

    having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smeelling

  4. Foxy(adj)

    sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape


Translations for foxy

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

foxy(adjective)

clever in a deceitful way

He's a foxy fellow.

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