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# foxy

adjective (foxy, foxier, foxiest)

«foxy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Foxy means sly and clever at tricking people, like the fox in fables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#m1)
2. Foxy means like a fox in looks, colour or smell, for example reddish-brown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#m2)
3. (adult slang) a word grown-ups use; not for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In fables and stories, the fox is often cunning, so a «foxy» character is sly (Mr Fox, Reynard). In nature, a foxy smell or reddish colour comes from foxes. Phrases: «a foxy grin», «foxy red».

### Examples

- The foxy old man tricked everyone in the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#x1)
- The fox in the fable was foxy and clever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#x2)
- The dog had a foxy reddish coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#x3)
- There was a foxy smell near the bins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#x4)
- He gave a foxy grin when he won the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#x5)
- Don't trust the foxy salesman in the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#x6)
- Now this was the door of Foxy-woxy's cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/#x7)

### Note

Comparison: foxier, foxiest. In stories for children, use it for sly or fox-like.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «foxy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«foxy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/foxy.html) on Mova free.