What does foxish mean?
Foxish means Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly..
Over all the faces was a sheen of appetite for something. They had a foxish look under the moving tree light.
One was a "small, decidedly vulpine race," characterized by prominent, pointed, erect ears, pointed muzzle, silky hair and typically whitish belly. Consistent with foxish traits, the dogs were usually, brown, reddish or in some cases, white and gray.
Then, he is — more tigerish than the tiger, more skunkish than the skunk, more foxish than the fox.
Different types of political organisation, such as constitutional arrangements protecting individual rights, were simply ruses generally adopted by foxish elites to pull the wool over the eyes of the people.
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Foxish means Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly..
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Over all the faces was a sheen of appetite for something. They had a foxish look under the moving tree light.
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