Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or resembling a fox.
- adjective Slyly clever; crafty.
- adjective Having a reddish-brown color.
- adjective Discolored, as by age or decay; foxed.
- adjective Slang Sexually attractive.
- adjective Having a distinctive sharp flavor or aroma.
from The Century Dictionary.
- said of wine, beer, etc., which has soured in the course of fermentation.
- 2. Discolored, as by decay; stained; foxed. See
foxed . - In painting, marked by a disagreeable, hot quality of color.
- Penetrating and well acquainted with the ways of the world; sharp; especially, having an air of knowingness: it then signifies a not very estimable character.
- Pertaining to or characteristic of foxes; resembling or suggestive of a fox; hence, tricky; given to cunning or subtle artifice.
- Of the color of the common red fox; rufous; reddish; ferrugineous.
- Having the peculiar sickish-sweet taste and smell of the American fox-grape, illustrated in the familiar Concord grape.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily; cunning.
- adjective 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.
- adjective Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smelling.
- adjective Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape.
- adjective Slang Attractive in a sexually appealing way; --of women.
- adjective Slang Stylish and sexually attractive; -- of women's clothing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having the qualities of a
fox - adjective
attractive ,sexy - adjective of a person red-haired.
- adjective of wine Having an animal-like odour
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by skill in deception
Etymologies
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Examples
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All prime ministers, even Margaret Thatcher, engage in foxy tactics to disguise tactical retreats in Brussels, and usually get away with it.
Can David Cameron strike a hard bargain in Brussels? Michael White 2010
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It is a hardy variety with some bunch-rot disease resistance, but can easily result in foxy, grapy flavors if not picked early enough.
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As for the word foxy, Zombie was unable to bring foxy back.
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Rob Zombie attempts to bring the word foxy back in "Foxy, Foxy".
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My old friend James, when he sees a pretty girl, calls her foxy.
The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010
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"That question is what your Majesty might call foxy," said one of the counselors, an old grey fox.
Love Letters 2010
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He was a slim red-haired man, not above thirty years of age, the kind of man his enemies would call foxy, with a very courteous and deliberate manner, and he spoke with a slight Scotch accent.
By What Authority? Robert Hugh Benson 1892
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"That question is what your Majesty might call foxy," said one of the counselors, an old grey fox.
The Road to Oz 1887
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"That question is what your Majesty might call foxy," said one of the counselors, an old grey fox.
The Road to Oz 1887
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Of the former but two kinds are considered suitable, the concord and the isabella, both being varieties of the indigenous labrusca, or so-called foxy-flavoured grape.
Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines Henry Vizetelly 1857
johnmperry commented on the word foxy
also: Sensually attractive; sexy.
July 22, 2008
yarb commented on the word foxy
He looked younger than his companion, in spite of his thick, foxy beard.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 4 ch. 11
September 18, 2008