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单词 foxy
释义 foxy
I. \ˈfäksē, -si\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: fox (I) + -y
1.
 a. : resembling a fox in appearance or disposition : sly, wily
  < a strain of foxy secretiveness — Edgar Johnson >
 b. : alert and knowing : smart in appearance and behavior : clever
  < this foxy publicity man turned fumbling poet — Sherwood Anderson >
2.
 a. : having the color of a fox : being of the color fox
 b. : characterized by excessive use of reddish tints — used especially of an oil painting
  < such an excessive brownness in their shadows as to make them sometimes perfectly foxy — W.M.Craig >
3. : defective in color or quality especially from age or dampness : foxed
 < this book … when it is old and foxy — R.L.Stevenson >
4. : having the flavor of native American grapes (as the fox grape)
 < we say the wine tastes “grapey”; wine makers call it a foxy taste — Frank Schoonmaker & Tom Marvel >
Synonyms: see sly
II. adjective
: attractive : sexy
 < looking incredibly foxy in a feather boa — Cyra McFadden >
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