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pawky
pawk·y P0123900 (pô′kē)adj. pawk·i·er, pawk·i·est Chiefly British Shrewd and cunning, often in a humorous manner.
[From English dialectal pawk, a trick.]pawky (ˈpɔːkɪ) adj, pawkier or pawkiestScot having or characterized by a dry wit[C17: from Scottish pawk trick, of unknown origin] ˈpawkily adv ˈpawkiness nThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pawky - cunning and sly; "the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- PunchBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomartful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
pawky
Words related to pawkyadj cunning and slyRelated Words- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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