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foxishly en · ADV

Etymology

From foxish + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a foxish way.
   • He introduced me to the bartender, Michel, dark and foxishly thin. 2014, Hilary Reyl, Lessons in French: A Novel, page 63:
   • He looked like a Barbary ape as his shrunk jaws masticated the kernels he fed to his mouth with shaking claws; something deep and foxishly cunning peered forth below his bristling red eyebrows. 1900, Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 168, page 867:
   • "When he was twenty three, and already a senior master in the Antwerp guild, Rubens set out for adventure. I suppose like any young man today who has received their formal education, he was looking for a bit of excitement." He winked foxishly at Alex, "So where should a young man run to, who has a passion for art? Or indeed in those years a passion for just about anything. Indeed yes, he went to Italy to see for himself. He didn't go by himself though. He took along a young lad who had been a constant companion and was actually his first pupil." Here, he pointed to his audience. 2002, Mike A. Baker, Mike Baker, Abiding Legacy, page 142:

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