foxily
In crafty manner
Foxily is the adverb form of foxy, describing action done in a sly, cunning, or crafty manner.
Someone who smiles foxily suggests they know something you don't, or that they're up to something clever.
She foxily avoided answering the question directly.
The word carries connotations of shrewd calculation rather than outright deception.
In a crafty manner
- craftilyIn a scheming manner
- wililyWith shrewd deception
- artfullyWith clever skill
- deviouslyIn a scheming way
shrewdly · guilefully · sneakily · stealthily · furtively · scheming · calculatingly · underhanded
With sharp discernment
- shrewdlyWith keen discernment
- keenlyWith intense interest
- sharplyIn a cutting manner
- perceptivelyWith keen awareness
knowingly · cannily · smartly · sagaciously · insightfully · resourcefully · adroitly · deftly
slyly
In a crafty manner
deviously · shrewdly · guilefully · sneakily · stealthily · furtively · scheming · calculatingly · underhanded · covertly
astutely
With sharp discernment
perceptively · knowingly · cannily · smartly · sagaciously · insightfully · resourcefully · adroitly · deftly · nimbly
foxilyguilelessly
Without sly intent
artlessly · ingenuously · innocently · straightforwardly · naively