- vix|en|ish
- vix|en|ish «VIHK suh nihsh», adjective.–vix´en|ish|ly, adverb.–vix´en|ish|ness, noun.
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vix´en|ish|ly — vix|en|ish «VIHK suh nihsh», adjective. ill tempered; scolding. –vix´en|ish|ly, adverb. –vix´en|ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
vix´en|ish|ness — vix|en|ish «VIHK suh nihsh», adjective. ill tempered; scolding. –vix´en|ish|ly, adverb. –vix´en|ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
vix — cer·vix; chen·e·vix·ite; vix·en·ish; vix·en; vix·en·ish·ly; vix·en·ish·ness; … English syllables
vixenish — vix·en·ish … English syllables
vixenishly — vix·en·ish·ly … English syllables
vixenishness — vix·en (vĭk’sən) n. 1) A female fox. 2) A woman regarded as quarrelsome or ill tempered. ╂ [From dialectal alteration of Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxe.] vix’en·ish adj. vix’en·ish·ly adv. vix’en·ish·ness n. Word History: In the… … Word Histories
vixen — vix•en [[t]ˈvɪk sən[/t]] n. 1) mam a female fox 2) sex an ill tempered or quarrelsome woman • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME (south); r. earlier fixen, ME (north), for OE fyxe, fem. of fox fox (cf. OHG fuhsin vixen) vix′en•ish, vix′en•ly, adj … From formal English to slang
vixen — vix|en [ vıksən ] noun count 1. ) a female FOX 2. ) OLD FASHIONED an insulting word for an unpleasant woman ╾ vix|en|ish adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vixenishness — vix·en·ish·ness … English syllables
