vulpine

• For the vulpine sharpness, which considers itself to be knowledge, and 'detects' in that fashion, is far mistaken. —  Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
• He scented a possible successor in this vulpine-looking young stranger. —  The Midnight Passenger : a novel
• And it is cunning regulated always by a noble sense of honor, too; instinctively abhorrent of attorneyism and the swindler element: a cunning, sharp as the vulpine, yet always strictly human, which is rather beautiful to see. —  History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15
• I said solemnly Again his face became impassioned, and he lifted it, not to me, but to heaven I'd let me soul an' body burn in everlastin' hell for them children of mine," was his answer Henry Dallas, the superintendent, was a vulpine-faced creature who regarded me insolently and refused to talk. —  The Iron Heel
• "D'you remember Dallas, the superintendent I nodded at recollection of the vulpine-face superintendent of the Sierra Mills Well, I got him first," Donnelly said with pride. —  The Iron Heel

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