dictionary definitions for "foxy"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  foxy
      adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
            wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme";
            "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik";
            "a wily old attorney" [syn: crafty, cunning,
            dodgy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly,
            tricksy, tricky, wily]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foxy \Fox"y\, a.
     1. Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or
        looks; wily; cunning.
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              Modred's narrow, foxy face.           --Tennyson.
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     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.
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     3. Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smelling.
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     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.
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     5. Attractive in a sexually appealing way; --of women.
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     6. Stylish and sexually attractive; -- of women's clothing;
        as, wearing a foxy new outfit. [Slang]
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