vixenly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English vixen

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-West Germanic *-līk

Old English -līċ

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English vixenly

From vixen + -ly.

Adjective

vixenly (comparative more vixenly, superlative most vixenly)

1. Like a vixen; vixenish.