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BNC: 27396 COCA: 22188
foxier; foxiest
1
: resembling or suggestive of a fox
a narrow foxy face
: such as
a
: cunningly shrewd
b
: of a warm reddish-brown color
foxy eyebrows
2
: having a sharp brisk flavor
foxy grapes
3
: physically attractive
a foxy lady
foxily adverb
foxiness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for foxy

sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means.

sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods.

a sly corporate raider

cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing.

the cunning fox avoided the trap

crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method.

a crafty lefthander

wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering.

the wily fugitive escaped the posse

tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering.

a tricky political operative

foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing.

a foxy publicity man planting stories

artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness.

elicited the information by artful questioning

slick emphasizes smoothness and guile.

slick operators selling time-sharing

Example Sentences

the oft-told story of the foxy flatterer who works her way up the ladder of success by stepping on people as she goes
Recent Examples on the Web The foxy blonde making eyes with Duckie at the end of the film? Drew Mackie, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 These scenes are beautifully imagined, Musidora’s foxy vitality melting into Mira’s moody vibrance before our every eyes. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 June 2022 Thanks to White’s foxy-angel vocals, and the sweet, empathetic bastards backing him: bassist Spencer Duncan, drummer Reed Watson, keyboardist Ben Tanner and guitarist Adam Morrow. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 May 2022 If Turner’s faith in her characters is not always returned — Maria, who gets only one scene, feels underwritten, and Leigh, despite Van Sciver’s foxy performance, never quite coheres — her faith in the audience is an entirely successful investment. New York Times, 21 Mar. 2022 Madonna's forthcoming biopic may be getting a foxy addition. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2022 Getting the tagline of being a foxy person is usually a quite flattering label. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 New York's foxiest hipsters run Afrobeat and Julian Casablancas croon through a drum machine. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 May 2020 Before long, the women are treating themselves to foxy Louboutins and over-the-top Gucci satchels. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of foxy was in 1528

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