Foxy

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of or resembling a fox.
  • adjective. Slyly clever; crafty.
  • adjective. Having a reddish-brown color.
  • adjective. Discolored, as by age or decay; foxed.
  • adjective. Sexually attractive.
  • adjective. Having a distinctive sharp flavor or aroma.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In painting, marked by a disagreeable, hot quality of color.
  • Penetrating and well acquainted with the ways of the world; sharp; especially, having an air of knowingness: it then signifies a not very estimable character.
  • Pertaining to or characteristic of foxes; resembling or suggestive of a fox; hence, tricky; given to cunning or subtle artifice.
  • Of the color of the common red fox; rufous; reddish; ferrugineous.
  • Having the peculiar sickish-sweet taste and smell of the American fox-grape, illustrated in the familiar Concord grape.
  • said of wine, beer, etc., which has soured in the course of fermentation.
  • 2. Discolored, as by decay; stained; foxed. See foxed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily; cunning.
  • adjective. 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.
  • adjective. Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smelling.
  • adjective. Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape.
  • adjective. Attractive in a sexually appealing way; --of women.
  • adjective. Stylish and sexually attractive; -- of women's clothing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. having the qualities of a fox
  • adjective. attractive, sexy
  • adjective. red-haired.
  • adjective. Having an animal-like odour
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. marked by skill in deception
  • Word Usage
    "All prime ministers, even Margaret Thatcher, engage in foxy tactics to disguise tactical retreats in Brussels, and usually get away with it."
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    artful  
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    artful  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hoxie  Roxy  boxy  doxy  epoxy  
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    foxier  foxiest