foxed
Americanadjective
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deceived; tricked.
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stained or spotted a yellowish brown, as by age.
a dog-eared and foxed volume of poetry.
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(of museum specimens of birds and mammals) having melanin pigments that have oxidized with age to a reddish-brown color.
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But the algorithms that underpin smart systems can be foxed by mundane events.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2020
All that remained of those days, apart from the stories, were these exotic bottles, their labels brittle and foxed.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 15, 2017
Chelsea, who had numerous chances in a rain-hit first half, struck back through Juan Mata just after the break when his shot from the edge of the box following a fine move foxed the goalkeeper.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2012
What we do see is that the pages are extensively foxed, a term that refers to ugly spotting.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2011
I wonder what he had in mind for you to do with it; as you couldn’t read it, I’m foxed as to what he was a thinking.”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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