foxy
adjective
ˈfäk-sē 
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
ˈfäk-sə-lē
adverb foxiness
ˈfäk-sē-nəs
noun 
Synonyms
- artful
- beguiling
- cagey
- cagy
- crafty
- cunning
- cute
- designing
- devious
- dodgy [chiefly British]
- guileful
- scheming
- shrewd
- slick
- sly
- subtle
- tricky
- wily
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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
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
Kids Definition
foxy
adjective
ˈfäk-sē
foxier; foxiest
: very clever
a foxy trick
foxiness
noun
1
as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means it did not take an incredible amount of foxiness on his part to get you to spill the beans Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cunning
- artfulness
- canniness
- slyness
- subtlety
- subtleness
- caginess
- sneakiness
- wiliness
- craftiness
- deviousness
- slickness
- cunningness
- guile
- craft
- ease
- guilefulness
- artifice
- inventiveness
- cageyness
- shrewdness
- cleverness
- design
- finesse
- ingenuity
- ingeniousness
- calculation
- savvy
- care
- sharpness
- shiftiness
- underhandedness
- duplicity
- facility
- deceitfulness
2
as in deceptiveness
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery an imposter of such formidable foxiness that a movie was made of his entertaining escapades Synonyms & Similar Words
- deceptiveness
- deception
- cunning
- deceit
- fraud
- cheating
- deceitfulness
- crookedness
- duplicity
- wiliness
- craftiness
- lying
- cunningness
- guile
- dishonesty
- fakery
- dissimulation
- secrecy
- craft
- crookery
- dissembling
- cozenage
- artfulness
- chicanery
- double-dealing
- fraudulence
- artifice
- dupery
- guilefulness
- subterfuge
- shrewdness
- trickery
- prevarication
- hypocrisy
- caginess
- skulduggery
- slyness
- swindling
- deviousness
- shadiness
- sanctimoniousness
- insincerity
- mendacity
- smoothness
- underhandedness
- shiftiness
- unscrupulousness
- sneakiness
- treacherousness
- obliquity
- two-facedness
- covertness
- wile
- skullduggery
- furtiveness
- slipperiness
- jugglery
- equivocation
- mountebankery
- slickness
- fib
- hanky-panky
- stealthiness
- oiliness
- falsehood
- falsity
- legerdemain
- chicane
- cageyness
- untruth
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sincerity
- guilelessness
- ingenuousness
- artlessness
- forthrightness
- frankness
- candor
- directness
- plainness
- openness
- reliability
- honesty
- candidness
- probity
- dependability
- trustworthiness
- goodness
- solidity
- integrity
- virtuousness
- truthfulness
- decency
- good faith
- righteousness
- incorruptibility
- uprightness
- plainspokenness
- reliableness
- trustiness
- trustability
3
as in intelligence
exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters lacks the foxiness needed to make it in dog-eat-dog world of show business Synonyms & Similar Words
- intelligence
- wit
- canniness
- wisdom
- acumen
- astuteness
- shrewdness
- hardheadedness
- caginess
- insight
- knowingness
- intellect
- keenness
- sharpness
- sagaciousness
- perceptivity
- perceptiveness
- sagacity
- artfulness
- clear-sightedness
- sense
- cunning
- cageyness
- perception
- slyness
- subtlety
- percipience
- sageness
- subtleness
- sapience
- sneakiness
- wiliness
- craftiness
- discernment
- deviousness
- slickness
- reason
- guile
- brain(s)
- craft
- gray matter
- artifice
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- guilelessness
- ingenuousness
- artlessness
- naïveté
- greenness
- unworldliness
- naiveté
- unsophistication
- innocence
- simplicity
- naiveness
- naivete
- simplemindedness
- simpleness
- oafishness
- density
- dopiness
- witlessness
- dumbness
- obtuseness
- stupidity
- foolishness
- vacuity
- brainlessness
- slowness
- stupidness
- mindlessness
- fatuity
- doltishness
- senselessness
- half-wittedness