pawk·y (pô k )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, pawkiest
Scot having or characterized by a dry wit
[from Scottish pawk trick, of unknown origin]
pawkily adv
pawkiness n
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| Adj. | 1. | pawky - cunning and sly; "the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- Punch Britain, 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 Kingdom artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
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