vixenish

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.

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malicious
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Meanings

adjectivevixenish (comparative more vixenish, superlative most vixenish)

comparative more vixenish · superlative most vixenish

  1. Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.

    Although he has persuaded Clara to leave the house for a few hours, he turns the key in the lock, just in case her vixenish instinct should lure her unexpectedly back.

    2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), pages 612–613

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshrewish and malicious

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malicious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From vixen + -ish.

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APA

vixenish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vixenish

MLA

“vixenish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vixenish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vixenish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vixenish.

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