foxy

foxy
adj
1. cunning, crafty, artful, sly, wily, subtle, Sl. dumb or crazy like a fox, Scot, and North Eng. pawky; shrewd, astute, canny, sharp, knowing, Inf. cagey; foxlike, vulpine.
2. ingenious, clever, resourceful, imaginative, inventive, creative; discerning, penetrating, wise, knowing, intelligent; alert, wide-awake, vigilant.
3. deceitful, tricky, crooked, dishonest, underhanded; shifty, slippery, smooth, slick; stealthy, sneaky, deceptive, designing, intriguing; insidious, guileful, disingenuous, scheming, plotting, designing, calculating, contriving.
4. discolored, yellowed, foxed, stained, streaked, spotted, blotted, mildewed.
5. reddish-brown, yellowish-brown, tawny, roan, rust-colored, rusty, ruddy, rufous, fuscous.
6.Sl. good-looking, attractive, alluring, fascinating; inviting, sensuous, stirring, voluptuous, sexy.

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  • foxy — 1520s, “crafty, cunning,” from FOX (Cf. fox) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Of colors, stains, tints, etc. from 18c. Meaning “attractive” is 1895, Amer.Eng. slang …   Etymology dictionary

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  • foxy — ► ADJECTIVE (foxier, foxiest) 1) resembling or likened to a fox. 2) informal cunning or sly. 3) N. Amer. informal (of a woman) sexually attractive. DERIVATIVES foxily adverb foxiness noun …   English terms dictionary

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