Definition
Having qualities or characteristics similar to a fox, such as being cunning, sly, or crafty.
Etymology
Formed from 'fox' (the animal) plus the suffix '-ish' (meaning resembling or having the quality of). This construction follows a productive English pattern for creating adjectives from nouns that describe personalities or behaviors.
Kelly Says
English speakers love adding '-ish' to animal names to describe personalities—'foxish' means clever and sneaky like a fox, just like 'catty' or 'sheepish.' It's a shortcut our brains use to instantly paint a behavioral picture without using multiple words.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ እንደ
in-ssa en-de
ARالعربية
مثل الثعلب
mithal ath-thaʻlab
BNবাংলা
বিড়ালের মতো
bid-aler moto
CACatalà
com un llop
com un llop
DADansk
rævelignende
rav-e-li-gn-en-de
DEDeutsch
fuchsig
foch-sig
ELΕλληνικά
όπως ο λύκος
oh-pos o ly-kos
ESEspañol
zorrillo
so-ri-yo
FAفارسی
مانند روباه
man-and ro-ba-h
FISuomi
koivunmakuinen
koi-vun-ma-ku-i-nen
GUGU
કુતરા જેવું
ku-ta-ra je-vu-n
HAHA
kamar kwari
ka-mar kwa-ri
HEעברית
כמו שועל
k'mo sho-el
HIहिन्दी
खरगोश जैसा
khar-goash ja-sa
HUMagyar
rókaként
ro-ka-kent
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti rubah
se-pa-tu roo-bah
ITItaliano
volpino
vol-pee-no
MRMR
कुत्रा सारखा
ku-tra sa-r-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti serigala
se-pa-tu se-ri-ga-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင် လ Hütte
kya-ung la hut-te
NLNederlands
vosachtig
vos-ach-tig
NONorsk
revaktig
rev-ak-tig
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤੇ ਵਾਂਗ
ku-tte va-ng
PTPortuguês
gaivota
gai-vo-ta
RORomână
vulpește
vul-pe-ste
SWKiswahili
kama mbwa
ka-ma m-bwa
TAதமிழ்
குள்ளி போல்
ku-lli po-l
THไทย
เหมือนหมาจิ้งจอก
meuan ma jing-jok
TLTL
tuladang aso-palaka
too-la-dang a-so-pa-la-ka
TRTürkçe
tilki gibi
til-kee ge-bee
UKУкраїнська
лисовий
lis-o-viy
URاردو
بلی کی طرح
bali ki ta-rah
VITiếng Việt
như cáo
noo cao
ZUZU
njengomuntu
njen-gom-u-n-tu