单词 | foxy |
释义 | foxy —foxily, adv. —foxiness, n. /fok"see/, adj., foxier, foxiest. 1. foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever. 2. yellowish or reddish brown, as of the color of the common red fox. 3. Slang. a. sexually appealing; attractive. b. stylish; modish: a foxy outfit. c. exciting and appealing, as a place, entertainment, or the like. 4. discolored or foxed: pages of a book that had become foxy. 5. (of a wine) having the pronounced flavor natural to native American grape varieties, as that of fox grapes or of Concord or Catawba grapes. 6. (esp. of a painting) having excessively warm tones; containing too much red. [1520-30; 1960-65 for def. 3; FOX + -Y1] Syn. 1. wily, tricky, sly, artful. |
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