Meaning of foxly | Babel Free

Definitions

Sly like a fox; foxlike.

archaic

Examples

“His foxly object was attained. The attention of the hunters was diverted.”

“But the children of this world have worldly policy, foxly craft, lionlike cruelty, power to do hurt more than either aspis or basiliscus, engendering and doing all things fraudulently, […]”

“Howe and the army settled into New York where the population was friendly, including a huge contingent of prostitutes whom both Americans and British described as a terrifying lot: “bitch foxly jades, hogs, strums.””

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