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Definition of foxy :
1. 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.
2. Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smeelling.
3. Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily.
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.
Synonyms:
cute, dicey, desirable, silken, satiny, silky, chanceful, dodgy, guileful, sexy, knowing, knavish, pat, handsome, tricksy, silklike, means, glib, beautiful, good-looking, ability, honest, experienced, charming, catchy, sleek, chancy
cunning (part of speech: adjective)
skillful, slick, calculating, devious, scheming, designing, serpentine, masterly, feline, smooth, masterful, snaky, wary, slippery
witty (part of speech: adjective)
funny, brilliant, droll, ingenious, dry, subtle, smart, astute, waggish, sparkling, facetious, wily, tricky, shrewd, pithy, canny, sarcastic, urbane, witty, adroit, comical, pointed, intelligent, sharp, scintillating, inventive, joking, clever, quick-witted, cunning, crafty, quick, sophisticated, sly, resourceful, artful, jocular, scurrilous, deft
Usage examples:
- That's very awkward, Foxy, my boy. - "In Luck at Last", Walter Besant.
- Berries oval, jet- black with heavy bloom, very persistent, firm; skin tough, adherent, wine- colored pigment, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, fine- grained, tough, foxy; good. - "Manual of American Grape-Growing", U. P. Hedrick.
- It stands Foxy in hand to be good to her, don't you think? - "The Ranch at the Wolverine", B. M. Bower.