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Wary vs Foxy - What's the difference?

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Wary is a related term of foxy.


As adjectives the difference between wary and foxy

is that wary is cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful while foxy is having the qualities of a fox.

wary

English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective

(er)
  • Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
    • He is wary of dogs.
  • Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

    • Synonyms

    * cautious, guarded, careful, chary

    Derived terms

    * unwary * warily * wariness

    Anagrams

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    See also

    * weary

    foxy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • having the qualities of a fox
  • attractive, sexy
  • (of a person) red-haired.
  • (of wine) Having an animal-like odour

    • Synonyms

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