Hypertext Webster Gateway: "foxiness"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Foxiness \Fox"i*ness\, n.
1. The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike;
craftiness; shrewdness.

2. The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay;
deterioration.

3. A coarse and sour taste in grapes.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

foxiness
n : shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
[syn: {craft}, {craftiness}, {cunning}, {guile}, {slyness},
{wiliness}]


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