Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state or character of being foxy. The state or quality of being fox-like, or cunning like a fox; wiliness; cunning; craftiness.
- n. The state of being foxed, decayed, stained, discolored, or spotted, as books; decay.
- n. The state or quality of being of a harsh, sour taste, as wine or beer.
Wiktionary
- n. The characteristic or quality of being foxy
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike; craftiness; shrewdness.
- n. The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay; deterioration.
- n. A coarse and sour taste in grapes.
WordNet 3.0
- n. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Examples
“Apparently a bit of foxiness is considered desirable to some degree in wines, but these grapes are overboard on this characteristic.”
“I didn't care for Norton's in-your-face attack or the strong flavor called foxiness that betrayed its native heritage, I said.”
“foxiness" or ability, he was soon laid by the heels.”
“Put like that you'd probably rather aspire to hedgehoggery than foxiness and the first year of coalition was indeed ruled by the hedgehogs, blinkered in their ministerial fiefdoms, driving through their intellectual visions.”
“However, another interpretation - which fits with Obama's judicious, careful temperament and his WWLD (What would Lincoln do?) instinct - is that Obama is displaying foxiness.”
“She chats with a couple of female bloggers, neither matching her unrivalled foxiness.”
“Concerns that the Colombian singer's tight clothing and all-round general foxiness could lead to an increase in suicide bombings were slightly eased when the broadcasters opted to show the gig with her chest pixelated one can only assume that Islamofascism had no political or religious objections to her arse.”
“Despite all the controversy about his character or political foxiness, you have to admit that he is good, indeed very good.”
“Let this entry attest to the courage, bravery, and foxiness of the...”
“W.C. Barry, of Rochester, spoke highly of the Niagara, and its slight foxiness would be no objection to those who like that peculiarity.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘foxiness’.
-
Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
-
Quenelles of Random Palavery
More randomly-garnered terms from the world of words that don't quite yet fit into my other lists.
Goddidit, barcelona, filigrain, good-natured, ill-natured, half-bit, endosome, underplaying, parotid, denormalization, sleightgeist, wheezing and 2334 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for foxiness.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.