adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
vixenish
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
shrewish and malicious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a vixenish old woman
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English vixen Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English vixenish From vixen + -ish.