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Definition of Foxiness

1. Noun. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.

Definition of Foxiness

1. n. The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike; craftiness; shrewdness.

Definition of Foxiness

1. Noun. The characteristic or quality of being foxy ¹

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Definition of Foxiness

1. the state of being foxy [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foxiness

Literary usage of Foxiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1891)
"... short and compact; shouldered; berry medium to large, dull mottled red; skin thick, tough; flesh with some tough pulp, sweet, but with some foxiness. ..."

2. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1858)
"We think that the foxiness ends just where we begin to like the grape, ... Our opinion is that foxiness exists to its superlative extent, as Mr. M. says, ..."

3. Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of American Grape Vines: A Grape Growers by Bush & Son & Meissner (1883)
"... flesh slightly pulpy, juicy, sprightly, and vinous ; agreeably sweet, without foxiness. Season at least a week EARLIER THAN HARTFORD PROLIFIC. ..."

4. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1868)
"It begins to ripen early ; and, under favoring conditions, the ripening advances until the flesh becomes a uniform mass of juicy pulp, and the foxiness ..."

5. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1884)
"The bunch is large, berry medium and of the finest quality, without any foxiness. We consider it a very valuable grape. We have not yet found a hybrid grape ..."

6. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1891)
"This is a very valuable late market grape, free from foxiness; never drops from the vine, and as free from rot and mildew as Norton. ..."

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