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foxiness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun foxiness has 1 sense
- foxiness(n = noun.cognition) craft, craftiness, cunning, guile, slyness, wiliness - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception; Array is a kind of astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness
Derived form adjective foxy1
CIDE DICTIONARY
foxiness, n.
- The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike; craftiness; shrewdness. [1913 Webster]
- The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay; deterioration. [1913 Webster]
- A coarse and sour taste in grapes. [1913 Webster]
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