Foxish

Quick meaning: Foxish is an adjective meaning Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly.

Meaning

Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly.

Example Sentences

Then, he is — more tigerish than the tiger, more skunkish than the skunk, more foxish than the fox.

Over all the faces was a sheen of appetite for something. They had a foxish look under the moving tree light.

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.

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include foxly, foxlike, foxy, vulpine, furtive, wolfish.

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