— foxily , adv. — foxiness , n.
/fok"see/ , adj., foxier, foxiest .
1. foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
2. yellowish or reddish brown, as of the color of the common red fox.
3. Slang.
a. sexually appealing; attractive.
b. stylish; modish: a foxy outfit.
c. exciting and appealing, as a place, entertainment, or the like.
4. discolored or foxed: pages of a book that had become foxy.
5. (of a wine) having the pronounced flavor natural to native American grape varieties, as that of fox grapes or of Concord or Catawba grapes.
6. (esp. of a painting) having excessively warm tones; containing too much red.
[ 1520-30; 1960-65 for def. 3; FOX + -Y 1 ]
Syn. 1. wily, tricky, sly, artful.