foxily

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fox•y /ˈfɑksi/   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

1. slyly clever;
   cunning;
   crafty:
   a foxy opponent.
2. Slang Terms physically attractive.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fox•y  (fok′sē), adj., fox•i•er, fox•i•est. 

1. foxlike;
   cunning or crafty;
   slyly clever.
2. yellowish or reddish brown, as of the color of the common red fox.
3. Slang Terms
   • sexually appealing;
     attractive.
   • stylish;
     modish:
     a foxy outfit.
   • exciting and appealing, as a place, entertainment, or the like.
4. discolored or foxed:
   pages of a book that had become foxy.
5. Wine (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. Fine Art (esp. of a painting) having excessively warm tones;
   containing too much red.

• 1520–30; 1960–65 for def. 3; fox + -y¹

fox′i•ly, adv. 
fox′i•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. . wily, tricky, sly, artful.