"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): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 22 0 12 11 26 8 10 Disambiguation of 'having the qualities of a fox': 79 3 0 7 2 7 1
  2. Cunning, sly.
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  3. (informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman). Tags: informal 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 Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 4 5 48 2 7 3 28 4 Disambiguation of 'attractive, sexy': 0 0 98 0 0 0 1
  4. (of a person, especially a woman) Having reddish-brown hair. Translations ((of a person) red-haired): червеникав (červenikav) (Bulgarian), риж (riž) (Bulgarian), roux (French), répafejű (Hungarian), ры́жий (rýžij) (Russian), pelirrojo (Spanish), rödhårig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-Vjcksj8C Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Hair Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 22 0 12 11 26 8 10 Disambiguation of Hair: 4 32 0 44 6 4 5 6 Disambiguation of '(of a person) red-haired': 13 20 2 25 16 14 10
  5. (art) Using too much of the reddish-brown colors.
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-v7fKMXez Categories (other): Art, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 22 0 12 11 26 8 10 Topics: art, arts
  6. (of wine) Having an animal-like odor.
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-G1jjWuau Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Smell Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 22 0 12 11 26 8 10 Disambiguation of Smell: 6 3 6 5 7 64 7 2
  7. (chiefly philosophy) With a worldview synthesizing many different ideas.
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-adj-58AewI8b Categories (other): Philosophy Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foxily, foxiness, foxy bolete, foxy boxing, unfoxy Related terms: silver-foxy Translations ((of wine)): прокиснал (prokisnal) (Bulgarian), foxé (French), проки́сший (prokísšij) (Russian)
Disambiguation of '(of wine)': 0 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-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT). Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-foxy-en-noun-IByFL3Ib Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 22 0 12 11 26 8 10

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "having the qualities of a fox",
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      "sense": "having the qualities of a fox",
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      "word": "dögös"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "mealltach"
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      "sense": "attractive, sexy",
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      "roman": "sɛksapílʹnyj",
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      "word": "сексапи́льный"
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      "sense": "(of a person) red-haired",
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