Foxish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly.

    "Over all the faces was a sheen of appetite for something. They had a foxish look under the moving tree light."

Example

More examples

"Over all the faces was a sheen of appetite for something. They had a foxish look under the moving tree light."

Etymology

From Middle English foxish, equivalent to fox + -ish.

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