vixenly
/ˈvɪksənli/
adjective
- Resembling or characteristic of a vixen; having a sharp, ill-tempered, or quarrelsome nature.
- The character in the play was portrayed with a vixenly wit and a sharp tongue.
- He couldn't stand her vixenly attitude, always picking fights over nothing.
- Her vixenly behavior at the party drove away all her friends.
adverb
- In a manner resembling a vixen; sharply, ill-temperedly, or with a quarrelsome attitude.
- He responded vixenly to every question, making the interview awkward.
- The old woman glared vixenly at the children playing on her lawn.
- She snapped vixenly at the waiter for bringing the wrong order.
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