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foxed

[ fokst ]

adjective

  1. deceived; tricked.
  2. stained or spotted a yellowish brown, as by age:

    a dog-eared and foxed volume of poetry.

  3. (of museum specimens of birds and mammals) having melanin pigments that have oxidized with age to a reddish-brown color.


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Other Words From

  • un·foxed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foxed1

First recorded in 1605–15; fox + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

But the algorithms that underpin smart systems can be foxed by mundane events.

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If this sounds like a drab technical meeting, don't be foxed.

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If that sounds like a drab technical meeting, don't be foxed.

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Apparently, “foxed” is the term he was going for.

Given it’s your third language, your English will be excellent, but you will still be foxed by terms such as “on the brink” and “mind games”.

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