English Explanatory Dictionary

foxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).
adj
  1. Having the qualities of a fox.
  2. Cunning, sly.
  3. Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
  4. Of a person, especially a woman, having reddish-brown hair.
  5. Using too much of the reddish-brown colors.
  6. Of wine, having an animal-like odor.
  7. With a worldview synthesizing many different ideas.
name
  1. A nickname of the surname Fox.
name
  1. A nickname of the surname Reynolds.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɑksi/ /ˈfɒksi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foxy.wav

Word forms

foxy foxier foxiest

Etymology

From fox + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian fuksich (“foxy”), West Frisian foksich (“foxy”), Dutch vossig (“foxy”), German Low German vossig (“foxy”), German fuchsig (“foxy”).

Antonyms

hedgehoggy

Related words

silver-foxy

Derived words

foxily foxiness foxy bolete foxy boxing unfoxy
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