"silver-foxy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more silver-foxy [comparative], most silver-foxy [superlative]
Etymology: silver fox + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|silver fox|y}} silver fox + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} silver-foxy (comparative more silver-foxy, superlative most silver-foxy)
  1. (informal) Characteristic of or related to a silver fox (an attractive older person). Tags: informal Synonyms: silver foxy
    Sense id: en-silver-foxy-en-adj-m-d2nqR2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Alternative forms

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