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单词 pawky
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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 n
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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


  • adj

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adj cunning and sly

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  • Britain
  • Great Britain
  • U.K.
  • UK
  • United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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