vulpineadj.

Brit.

/ˈvʌlpʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈvəlˌpaɪn/

Etymology: < Latin vulpīnus, < vulpēs fox: see -ine suffix¹. So obsolete French vulpin (16th cent.), Spanish vulpino, Italian volpino.

1. Characteristic of a fox; similar to that of a fox.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc.

craftyc1225

subtle1340

slyc1380

sleightlyc1402

subtilec1405

wilyc1407

sleighty1412

foxly1528

sleight1533

colubrinec1540

serpentical1546

fox-like1587

shrewd1589

vulpine1628

insidiating1632

serpentic1661

serpentary1681

artful1865

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox > like a fox

foxishc1400

vulpine1628

puggish1826

fox-like1868

alopecoid1880

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xii. sig. K^v There is an innocentiall prouidence, as well as the slynesse of a vulpine craft.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. v. 86 Round those vulpine retreats was a labyrinthean maze of wrinkles, vulgarly called crow's-feet.

1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. i. 12 A very close vulpine nature, all eyes, all ears, may succeed better in deceit.

1865 Sat. Rev. 4 Feb. 146/1 Men of business glide about in glossy black cloth, with vulpine features, and hands as brown as a mummy.

1894 J. A. Steuart In Day of Battle i A vulpine calculation and duplicity marked all his doings.

a. Resembling a fox; spec. in vulpine opossum or phalanger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Phalangeridae (phalanger) > other types of

cuscus1775

vulpine opossum or phalanger1789

ring-tailed opossum1803

ringtail possum1825

ringtail1831

ringtail opossum1831

ursine phalanger1839

mongan1889

Leadbeater's possum1937

ring-tailed possum1941

1789 A. Phillip Voy. Botany Bay xv. 150 Vulpine Opossum. This is not unlike the common fox in shape, but considerably inferior to it in respect to size.

1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 459/2 The Vulpine Phalanger (P. vulpina), also called the Vulpine Opossum.

c1880 Cassell's Nat. Hist. III. 225 The Vulpine Phalanger, an animal with long loose fur, which inhabits New South Wales, Western Australia, and North Australia.

b. figurative. Cunning, sly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

warec888

craftyOE

hinderyeapc1000

yepec1000

foxc1175

slya1200

hinderc1200

quaint?c1225

wrenchfulc1225

wiltfula1250

wilyc1330

subtle1340

cautelous138.

sleightful1380

subtile1387

enginousa1393

wilfula1400

wilyc1407

sleighty1412

serpentinec1422

ginnousa1425

wittya1425

semyc1440

artificial?a1475

sleight1495

slapea1500

shrewdc1525

craftly1526

foxy1528

gleering?1533

foxish1535

insidious1545

vafrous1548

wily beguile1550

wilely1556

fine1559

todly1571

practic1585

subdolous1588

captious1590

witryff1598

cautel1606

cunninga1616

versute1616

shiftfula1618

artificious1624

insidiary1625

canny1628

lapwing-like1638

pawky?a1640

tricksome1648

callid1656

versutious1660

artful1663

slim1674

dexterous1701

trickish1705

supple1710

slid1719

vulpinary1721

tricksy1766

trickful1775

sneck-drawing1786

tricky1786

louche1819

sneck-drawn1820

slyish1828

vulpine1830

kokum1839

spidery1843

dodgy1861

ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 599 How cunningly the vulpine Cantab has shapen his phraseology.

3. Consisting of foxes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox > consisting or void of foxes

vulpine1849

foxless1891

1849 W. S. Mayo Kaloolah vi. 56 A most savory odor..soon brought numerous lupine and vulpine visitors.

1887 Field 19 Feb. 233/2 Sparrow Gorse..seems to offer small inducement to the vulpine fraternity.

4. Of or pertaining to a fox or foxes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox

foxishc1400

vulpine1854

alopecoid1880

1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 293 Sometimes one came near to my window, attracted by my light, barked a vulpine curse at me, and then retreated.

1885 Field 3 Oct. 501/1 A singular instance of vulpine sagacity and daring was witnessed.

Derivatives

ˈvulpinism n. foxy character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun]

listOE

wiþercraftc1175

wilta1230

craftc1275

sleightc1275

engine?a1300

quaintisec1300

vaidiec1325

wilec1374

cautelc1375

sophistryc1385

quaintnessc1390

voisdie1390

havilon?a1400

foxeryc1400

subtletyc1400

undercraftc1400

practic?a1439

callidityc1450

policec1450

wilinessc1450

craftiness1484

gin1543

cautility1554

cunning1582

cautelousness1584

panurgy1586

policy1587

foxshipa1616

cunningnessa1625

subdolousness1635

dexterity1656

insidiousnessa1677

versuteness1685

pawkiness1687

sleight-hand1792

pawkery1820

vulpinism1851

downiness1865

foxiness1875

slimness1899

slypussness1908

1851 T. Carlyle Excurs. Paris in Last Words T. Carlyle (1892) 187 A healthy Human Animal, with due beaverism (high and low), due vulpinism, or more than due.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. v. 457 He was without guile, and had no vulpinism at all.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vulpine
释义	vulpineadj. Brit. /ˈvʌlpʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈvəlˌpaɪn/ Etymology: < Latin vulpīnus, < vulpēs fox: see -ine suffix¹. So obsolete French vulpin (16th cent.), Spanish vulpino, Italian volpino. 1. Characteristic of a fox; similar to that of a fox. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc. craftyc1225 subtle1340 slyc1380 sleightlyc1402 subtilec1405 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 foxly1528 sleight1533 colubrinec1540 serpentical1546 fox-like1587 shrewd1589 vulpine1628 insidiating1632 serpentic1661 serpentary1681 artful1865 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox > like a fox foxishc1400 vulpine1628 puggish1826 fox-like1868 alopecoid1880 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xii. sig. K^v There is an innocentiall prouidence, as well as the slynesse of a vulpine craft. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. v. 86 Round those vulpine retreats was a labyrinthean maze of wrinkles, vulgarly called crow's-feet. 1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. i. 12 A very close vulpine nature, all eyes, all ears, may succeed better in deceit. 1865 Sat. Rev. 4 Feb. 146/1 Men of business glide about in glossy black cloth, with vulpine features, and hands as brown as a mummy. 1894 J. A. Steuart In Day of Battle i A vulpine calculation and duplicity marked all his doings. 2. a. Resembling a fox; spec. in vulpine opossum or phalanger. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Phalangeridae (phalanger) > other types of cuscus1775 vulpine opossum or phalanger1789 ring-tailed opossum1803 ringtail possum1825 ringtail1831 ringtail opossum1831 ursine phalanger1839 mongan1889 Leadbeater's possum1937 ring-tailed possum1941 1789 A. Phillip Voy. Botany Bay xv. 150 Vulpine Opossum. This is not unlike the common fox in shape, but considerably inferior to it in respect to size. 1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 459/2 The Vulpine Phalanger (P. vulpina), also called the Vulpine Opossum. c1880 Cassell's Nat. Hist. III. 225 The Vulpine Phalanger, an animal with long loose fur, which inhabits New South Wales, Western Australia, and North Australia. b. figurative. Cunning, sly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 599 How cunningly the vulpine Cantab has shapen his phraseology. 3. Consisting of foxes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox > consisting or void of foxes vulpine1849 foxless1891 1849 W. S. Mayo Kaloolah vi. 56 A most savory odor..soon brought numerous lupine and vulpine visitors. 1887 Field 19 Feb. 233/2 Sparrow Gorse..seems to offer small inducement to the vulpine fraternity. 4. Of or pertaining to a fox or foxes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of or relating to fox foxishc1400 vulpine1854 alopecoid1880 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 293 Sometimes one came near to my window, attracted by my light, barked a vulpine curse at me, and then retreated. 1885 Field 3 Oct. 501/1 A singular instance of vulpine sagacity and daring was witnessed. Derivatives ˈvulpinism n. foxy character. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] listOE wiþercraftc1175 wilta1230 craftc1275 sleightc1275 engine?a1300 quaintisec1300 vaidiec1325 wilec1374 cautelc1375 sophistryc1385 quaintnessc1390 voisdie1390 havilon?a1400 foxeryc1400 subtletyc1400 undercraftc1400 practic?a1439 callidityc1450 policec1450 wilinessc1450 craftiness1484 gin1543 cautility1554 cunning1582 cautelousness1584 panurgy1586 policy1587 foxshipa1616 cunningnessa1625 subdolousness1635 dexterity1656 insidiousnessa1677 versuteness1685 pawkiness1687 sleight-hand1792 pawkery1820 vulpinism1851 downiness1865 foxiness1875 slimness1899 slypussness1908 1851 T. Carlyle Excurs. Paris in Last Words T. Carlyle (1892) 187 A healthy Human Animal, with due beaverism (high and low), due vulpinism, or more than due. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. v. 457 He was without guile, and had no vulpinism at all. 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