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foxy
adjective \ˈfäk-sē\
: resembling or suggesting a fox
: very clever
: physically attractive
fox·i·erfox·i·est
Full Definition of FOXY
1
: resembling or suggestive of a fox <a narrow foxy face>: as a : cunningly shrewd b : of a warm reddish-brown color <foxy eyebrows>
2
: having a sharp brisk flavor <foxy grapes>
3
: physically attractive <a foxy lady>
— fox·i·ly \ˈfäk-sə-lē\ adverb
— fox·i·ness \-sē-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of FOXY
1528
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Synonym Discussion of FOXY
sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods <a sly corporate raider>. cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing <the cunning fox avoided the trap>. crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method <a crafty lefthander>. wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering <the wily fugitive escaped the posse>. tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering <a tricky political operative>. foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing <a foxy publicity man planting stories>. artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness <elicited the information by artful questioning>. slick emphasizes smoothness and guile <slick operators selling time-sharing>.
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FOXIER Defined for Kids
foxy
adjective \ˈfäk-sē\
fox·i·erfox·i·est
Definition of FOXY for Kids
: very clever <a foxy trick>
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