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Foxiness

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Noun

1. craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Foxiness

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adjectiveWord forms: foxier or foxiest
1. 
of or resembling a fox, esp in craftiness
2. 
smelling strongly like a fox
3. 
of a reddish-brown colour
4. 
(of paper, wood, etc) spotted, esp by mildew
5. 
(of wine) having the flavour of fox grapes
6. 
(of oats) having a musty smell as a result of getting wet, fermenting, and drying out
7. slang
sexy; sexually attractive

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Foxiness

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈfoxier or ˈfoxiest
1. 
foxlike; crafty; wily; sly
2. 
having the reddish-brown color of a fox
3. 
discolored by brownish or yellowish stains, as the leaves of an old book
4.  US
having the characteristic flavor of fox grapes
said of certain wines
5.  US, Slang
attractive, stylish, etc.; specif., sexually attractive
used esp. of women

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Foxiness

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adj. fox·i·er, fox·i·est
1.
a. Of or resembling a fox.
b. Slyly clever; crafty: a foxy scheme.
2. Having a reddish-brown color.
3. Discolored, as by age or decay; foxed.
4. Slang Sexually attractive.
5. Having a distinctive sharp flavor or aroma reminiscent of fox grapes: a foxy wine.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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