vixenish

English

Etymology

vixen +‎ -ish

Adjective

vixenish (comparative more vixenish, superlative most vixenish)

  1. Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
    • 2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), pages 612–613:
      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.
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