foxy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɑksi/ (General-American)
- /ˈfɒksi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From fox + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian fuksich (“foxy”), West Frisian foksich (“foxy”), Dutch vossig (“foxy”), German Low German vossig (“foxy”), German fuchsig (“foxy”).
Meanings
- Having the qualities of a fox.
- Cunning, sly.
- (informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
- Of a person, especially a woman, having reddish-brown hair.
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Using too much of the reddish-brown colors.
His eye for colour was so exquisite that I do not think there is a single instance in all his works of a heated tint which is called foxy. This cannot be said of Rubens or Rembrandt […]
1844, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Lectures on Painting and Design:Although the skies of Brydael's pictures are often broken with rather heavy masses of orange and yellow clouds, yet, taking him altogether, he was not a 'foxy' painter; on the contrary, there is a silvery coolness about some of his pictures which pleases us.
1870, Frederick Peter Seguier, A Critical and Commercial Dictionary of the Works of Painters:
- Of wine, having an animal-like odor.
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With a worldview synthesizing many different ideas.
For half a century, psychotherapy was dominated by hedgehoggy men who considered their style "normal," and women's foxy, emotional, flexible style "hysterical."
2000, Charles H. Kramer, Therapeutic Mastery: Becoming a More Creative and Effective Psychotherapist, Zeig Tucker & Theisen Publishers, →ISBN, page 76:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foxier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| foxiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
foxy boxing · foxy bolete · unfoxy · foxiness · foxily
Relateds
Translations (36)
bg сексапилен (attractive, sexy) · ga sionnachúil (having the qualities of a fox) · fi seksikäs (attractive, sexy) · pl lisi (having the qualities of a fox) · fr foxé ((of wine)) · hu répafejű ((of a person) red-haired) · bg секси (attractive, sexy) · bg прокиснал ((of wine)) · ru сексапи́льный (attractive, sexy) · hu rókás (having the qualities of a fox) · sv snygg (attractive, sexy) · hu rókaszerű (having the qualities of a fox) · es pelirrojo ((of a person) red-haired) · fr roux ((of a person) red-haired) · hu cica (attractive, sexy) · de geil (attractive, sexy) · sv rävaktig (having the qualities of a fox) · hu dögös (attractive, sexy) · sv rödhårig ((of a person) red-haired) · bg риж ((of a person) red-haired) · ja フォクシー (having the qualities of a fox) · bg лисичи (having the qualities of a fox) · hu csini (attractive, sexy) · es zorruno (having the qualities of a fox) · de sexy (attractive, sexy) · hu csinos (attractive, sexy) · hu szexi (attractive, sexy) · ga mealltach (attractive, sexy) · bg червеникав ((of a person) red-haired) · fi viettelevä (attractive, sexy) · ru проки́сший ((of wine)) · hu cicás (attractive, sexy) · ru ры́жий ((of a person) red-haired) · de scharf (attractive, sexy) · ru ли́сий (having the qualities of a fox) · ga téisiúil (attractive, sexy)