"foxy" meaning in English

See foxy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɑksi/ [General-American], /ˈfɒksi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foxy.wav Forms: foxier [comparative], foxiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒksi Etymology: From fox + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fox|y}} fox + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} foxy (comparative foxier, superlative foxiest)
  1. Having the qualities of a fox. Translations (having the qualities of a fox): лисичи (lisiči) (Bulgarian), rókás (Hungarian), rókaszerű (Hungarian), sionnachúil (Irish), フォクシー (fokushī) (Japanese), lisi [masculine] (Polish), ли́сий (lísij) (Russian), zorruno (Spanish), rävaktig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-7-9dsMI3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 1 15 11 19 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 21 0 15 12 26 14 Disambiguation of 'having the qualities of a fox': 79 3 0 8 2 8
  2. Cunning, sly. Categories (topical): Hair, Wine
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-y4o~93mN Disambiguation of Hair: 9 29 5 19 8 14 15 Disambiguation of Wine: 9 31 1 11 9 12 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 1 15 11 19 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 13 24 0 16 13 19 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 21 0 15 12 26 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 26 1 16 12 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 29 0 15 11 17 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 30 2 14 12 17 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 30 2 14 12 17 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 28 0 15 12 19 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 28 2 14 13 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 28 3 13 12 16 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 33 1 13 12 17 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 29 0 15 11 19 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 26 6 13 11 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 29 0 15 11 19 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 33 0 14 11 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 32 2 14 12 17 13
  3. (informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman). Tags: informal Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (attractive, sexy): seksikäs (Finnish), viettelevä (Finnish), sexy (German), scharf (German), geil (German), cicás (Hungarian), cica (Hungarian), csinos (Hungarian), csini (Hungarian), dögös (Hungarian), szexi (Hungarian), mealltach (Irish), téisiúil (Irish), сексапи́льный (sɛksapílʹnyj) (Russian), snygg (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-UAdNIzIC Disambiguation of Appearance: 2 7 61 1 3 21 6 Disambiguation of 'attractive, sexy': 0 0 98 0 0 1
  4. (of a person, especially a woman) Having reddish-brown hair. Categories (topical): Wine
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-Vjcksj8C Disambiguation of Wine: 9 31 1 11 9 12 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 1 15 11 19 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 21 0 15 12 26 14
  5. (art) Using too much of the reddish-brown colours. Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-UofGk0fu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 1 15 11 19 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 21 0 15 12 26 14 Topics: art, arts
  6. (of wine) Having an animal-like odour. Categories (topical): Smell, Wine
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-GLGWUhJQ Disambiguation of Smell: 4 5 26 3 4 54 5 Disambiguation of Wine: 9 31 1 11 9 12 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 1 15 11 19 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 21 0 15 12 26 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foxily, foxiness, foxy bolete, foxy boxing, unfoxy Related terms: silver-foxy Translations ((of a person) red-haired): червеникав (červenikav) (Bulgarian), риж (riž) (Bulgarian), roux (French), répafejű (Hungarian), ры́жий (rýžij) (Russian), pelirrojo (Spanish), rödhårig (Swedish) Translations ((of wine)): прокиснал (prokisnal) (Bulgarian), foxé (French), проки́сший (prokísšij) (Russian)
Disambiguation of '(of a person) red-haired': 14 22 6 24 13 20 Disambiguation of '(of wine)': 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑksi/ [General-American], /ˈfɒksi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foxy.wav
Rhymes: -ɒksi Etymology: From fox + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fox|y}} fox + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} foxy (uncountable)
  1. (slang) The recreational drug 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT). Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Wine
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-noun-Nga5ri2G Disambiguation of Wine: 9 31 1 11 9 12 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 1 15 11 19 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 21 0 15 12 26 14

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "sɛksapílʹnyj",
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}

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