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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foxy \Fox"y\, a. 1. Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks wily. Modred's narrow, foxy face. --Tennyson. 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. 3. Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smeelling. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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 Dick"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]
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