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Foxy   /fˈɑksi/   Listen
adjective
Foxy  adj.  
1.
Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily; cunning. "Modred's narrow, foxy face."
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 smelling.
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.
5.
Attractive in a sexually appealing way; of women. (Slang)
6.
Stylish and sexually attractive; of women's clothing; as, wearing a foxy new outfit. (Slang)






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"Foxy" Quotes from Famous Books



... foxy smile as he deposited the paper in his pocket-book. "We'll see what we can make of it ourselves first," he said; "but many thanks for your advice, all the same, Doctor. No, Mr. James, I can't give you any information just at present; you had better ...
— John Thorndyke's Cases • R. Austin Freeman

... "even Art requires a wad to pay its license. Isn't West the foxy Freddie! Do you suppose, if we go, they'll ...
— Iole • Robert W. Chambers

... which they desire. An amusing instance of this occurred in Paris, where a Syndicalist organ[36] published an interesting and on the whole truthful account of the chaotic confusion, misery, and discontent prevailing in Russia and of the brutal violence and foxy wiles of Lenin. The dreary picture included the cost of living; the disorganization of transports; the terrible mortality caused by the after-effects of the war; the crowding of prisons, theaters, cinemas, and dancing-saloons; ...
— The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference • Emile Joseph Dillon

... to nurse the old woman; so she could get a ride home with Walter Mason. She's foxy, ...
— Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach - Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves • Annie Roe Carr

... slow temper of the funny old hedgepig smoldered gradually alight. His eyes grew red in the foxy head of him, his snout "worked," and he snuffled and grunted faster and faster. He made up his mind to fight. And the extraordinary combat began. Lit by the blood rays of a setting sun, from a sky all raw and ...
— The Way of the Wild • F. St. Mars


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