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foxishly

foxishly adverb: in a foxish way.

Adverb

foxishly (comparative more foxishly, superlative most foxishly)

  1. In a foxish way.
    • He introduced me to the bartender, Michel, dark and foxishly thin.2014, Hilary Reyl, Lessons in French: A Novel, page 63
    • "When he was twenty three, and already a senior master in the Antwerp guild, Rubens set out for adventure. I suppose like any young man today who has received their formal education, he was looking for a bit of excitement." He winked foxishly at Alex, "So where should a young man run to, who has a...2002, Mike A. Baker, Mike Baker, Abiding Legacy, page 142

Forms of foxishly

comparativemore foxishly
superlativemost foxishly

Origin of foxishly

From foxish + -ly.

Questions about foxishly

What does foxishly mean?
Foxishly means in a foxish way.
What part of speech is foxishly?
Foxishly is an adverb.

Words near foxishly in the dictionary

  1. foxily
  2. foxiness
  3. foxing
  4. foxings
  5. foxish
  6. foxishly
  7. Foxite
  8. Foxites
  9. Foxitis
  10. foxless
  11. foxlet

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