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


Etymology

Proper noun

Foxy

A nickname of the surname Fox.

Etymology

Adjective

foxy (comparative foxier, superlative foxiest)

Having the qualities of a fox.

Cunning, sly.

Attractive, sexy (of a woman).

(of a, person, especially a woman) Reddish-brown haired.

(arts) Using too much of the reddish-brown colours.

(of wine) Having an animal-like odour.

Synonyms

• See also sexy

Source: Wiktionary


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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