Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox Glossary

Cider

An alcoholic drink made from apples

Respectable

Proper and good by society's standards

Saucy

Cheeky, bold, or spirited

Drunk

Physically affected after consuming alcohol

Lousy

An informal word to express displeasure over something that is very bad or poor

Dang and Blast

An archaic way of expressing annoyance

Goon

Either a foolish person or a bully

Cocky

Overly confident in one's abilities

Prowl

To creep about, most often used to describe a predator stalking its prey

Jeer

To make fun of and mock

Starve

To die, or to experience extreme hunger, over the deprivation of food

Creep

To move very slowly and in a suspicious manner

Quiver

To tremble or shake as a result of fear or anxiety

Fetch

To bring something from one place to another, generally within the context of being commanded to do so

Maniac

Someone acting as if insane, but not necessarily actually mentally ill

Obstinate

Stubborn and unwilling to change even after others show the error of staying on course

Scarlet

A particularly vivid shade of red

Peep

To look at someone in a sneaky manner

Murmur

A sound of such low volume that it can only be heard by those located very closely

Chaos

A total lack of order; anarchy; pandemonium

Sly

Crafty… like a fox

Loot

Money, usually within the context of having been obtained illegally

Shriek

A sudden loud outcry indicating danger, trouble, or distress

Impudent

Rude and brazenly impolite; sassy; disrespectful

Bandit

An outlaw, often endowed with an aura of admiration by those who may be victims themselves of the targets of his crimes

Tattered

Torn or ripped; in shreds

Stonily

A lack of demonstrative emotion that suggests a sense of unhappiness or disappointment in someone else

Tranquilize

To soothe, sedate, or immobilize

Paranoid

Suffering from the feeling that everyone is out to get you

Desperation

A sense of being at the end of one’s rope with nowhere left to turn and nothing left to lose

Lean

Thin and lacking in excess fat

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