foxy Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
WordNet
Fox"y adjective
Definitions
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Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily. Modred's narrow, foxy face. Tennyson.
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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. -
Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smeelling. -
Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape.
