foxy

[ fok-see ]
/ ˈfɒk si /
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adjective, fox·i·er, fox·i·est.

foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
yellowish or reddish brown, as of the color of the common red fox.
Slang.
  1. sexually appealing; attractive.
  2. stylish; modish: a foxy outfit.
  3. exciting and appealing, as a place, entertainment, or the like.
discolored or foxed: pages of a book that had become foxy.
(of a wine) having the pronounced flavor natural to native American grape varieties, as that of fox grapes or of Concord or Catawba grapes.
(especially of a painting) having excessively warm tones; containing too much red.

Origin of foxy

1520–30; 1960–65 for def 3; fox + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM foxy

fox·i·ly, adverb fox·i·ness, noun un·fox·y, adjective

Words nearby foxy

foxtail, foxtail millet, foxtail wedge, foxtrot, foxx, foxy, foy, foyboat, foyer, foyt, fozy

Words related to foxy

artful, astute, canny, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deep, devious, dishonest, experienced, insidious, intelligent, knowing, sharp, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, vulpine, wily

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British Dictionary definitions for foxy

foxy
/ (ˈfɒksɪ) /

adjective foxier or foxiest

Derived forms of foxy

foxily, adverb foxiness, noun