what about the hillman minx i don't see minx as an adjective it's a noun using it to describe a cat seems redundant she's a minx means something like she's catty i thought a minx is some sort of fighting feline the hillman minx car in the 's was a very small automobile smaller than a volkswagen beetle its name probably meant to suggest that it was sprightly and energetic despite its tiny size and low power i only know of it that our family owned two of them a grey one with yellow ear flaps and later a red one the minx could not go fast so its driver had to outwit other cars rather than overtaking them perhaps the minx relies more on wit and slyness than on physical strength