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[ fok-see ] / ˈfɒk si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foxy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, fox·i·er, fox·i·est.foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever. yellowish or reddish brown, as of the color of the common red fox. Slang. - sexually appealing; attractive.
- stylish; modish: a foxy outfit.
- exciting and appealing, as a place, entertainment, or the like.
discolored or foxed: pages of a book that had become foxy. (of a wine) having the pronounced flavor natural to native American grape varieties, as that of fox grapes or of Concord or Catawba grapes. (especially of a painting) having excessively warm tones; containing too much red. Origin of foxy1520–30; 1960–65 for def. 3; fox + -y1 SYNONYMS FOR foxy1 wily, tricky, sly, artful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR foxy ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM foxyfox·i·ly, adverbfox·i·ness, nounun·fox·y, adjectiveWords nearby foxyfoxtail wedge, Fox Talbot, fox terrier, fox trot, Foxx, foxy, foy, foyboat, foyer, Foyt, fozy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foxyPig [growling sotto voce behind his hand, mock-furtive as a Disneyland Foxy Loxy]: Take 35 percent off the top and split! The Stacks: Grateful Dead I Have Known|Ed McClanahan|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST An adult-entertainment company wants Foxy Knoxy to take a paltry sum of money to extend her 15 minutes of infamy. Porn Company Wants Amanda Knox To Star In Adult Entertainment Film|Lizzie Crocker|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Vines that grow native in America (vitis labrusca, among others) are known for “foxy” or musky aromas and flavors. America’s First Great Wine…Made in 1842|Jordan Salcito|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST Winston Ross and Barbie Latza Nadeau on Foxy Knoxy's next act. What Amanda Knox Is Up to Now|Winston Ross, Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to one report, the foxy feminist supports a Facebook group called “Men Should Wear the Veil.” Egypt Shocked After Female Dissident Blogger Posts Nude Photos|Emily Esfahani Smith|November 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST The foxy or feline element was small in a nature, into which so much magnanimity, supposed to be lionlike, entered. Homes of American Statesmen|Various Link was ill enough to look at any time, with his sharp, freckled features and foxy eyes. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906|Lucy Maud Montgomery The man called Sam flashed an ugly look out of his foxy, inflamed eyes and went out on deck. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi|Harry Gordon Besides, it would enable him to repay what he owed to his mother and to Foxy. Glengarry Schooldays|Ralph Connor And this foxy old fellow away off here in Graustark knew all about it. Truxton King|George Barr McCutcheon
British Dictionary definitions for foxy
adjective foxier or foxiestof or resembling a fox, esp in craftiness smelling strongly like a fox of a reddish-brown colour (of paper, wood, etc) spotted, esp by mildew (of wine) having the flavour of fox grapes (of oats) having a musty smell as a result of getting wet, fermenting, and drying out slang sexy; sexually attractive Derived forms of foxyfoxily, adverbfoxiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foxyartful, astute, canny, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deep, devious, dishonest, experienced, insidious, intelligent, knowing, sharp, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, vulpine, wily |