Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling a fox; especially, cunning.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Foxlike.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Like a
fox .
Etymologies
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fox + -ish
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Examples
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The gold rims of his round glasses have been picked out by the sunlight; the edge of Kendrick's right ear has glowed red, his foxish hair and pink skin have been as burnished by the light as the yellow chrysanthemums in the brass bowl on the table between us.
The Time Traveler's Wife Niffenegger, Audrey 2003
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He was tall and willowy, white-skinned, with a long, foxish face.
Into the Labyrinth Hickman, Tracy 1993
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She grinned foxish and punched him in the shoulder.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Cory Doctorow
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