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FOXIER
FOXY
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
foxier
comparative form of foxy
Source: Wiktionary
FOXY
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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