Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Resembling a fox in his characteristic qualities; cunning; artful; foxy.

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  • adjective Like a fox.

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Examples

  • Leferic, on the other hand, took after his late mother: tall and thin and lanky and blond, with a narrow, foxlike face that looked more clever than brave.

    THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD Liane Merciel 2010

  • What features were visible were distinctly foxlike.

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

  • What features were visible were distinctly foxlike.

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

  • When they reached the bottom, they were met by Blane and the general of the army of Penacles, a foxlike man by the name of Toos.

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

  • The foxlike man might have been standing there waiting for them.

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

  • A man of middle years with ginger hair and a foxlike expression.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • A man of middle years with ginger hair and a foxlike expression.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • The handsome, bearded face—similar in its foxlike aspect to that of Toos—tinged with a cruel arrogance worthy of a Dragon King.

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

  • A man of middle years with ginger hair and a foxlike expression.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • The doors swung open of their own accord and a tall, thin, foxlike man stepped into the chamber.

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

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