pawkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːki/, U.S.

/ˈpɔki/,

/ˈpɑki/, Scottish English

/ˈpɔkɪ/, Irish English

/ˈpɒːki/

Forms: English regional (northern) 1700s– pawky, 1800s– pauky, 1800s– pawkie, 1800s– pokey, 1800s– poky, 1900s– paaky, 1900s– packy; Scottish pre-1700 1700s pakie, pre-1700 1700s– pawky, 1700s packy, 1700s–1800s paukie, 1700s– pauky, 1700s– pawkie, 1800s pawkey, 1900s– pakey, 1900s– paucky; Irish English (northern) 1800s– pawky, 1900s– paaky, 1900s– packy.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pawk n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < pawk n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English. Artful, sly, shrewd; arch, roguish; jaunty. Now usually: having or showing a sardonic sense of humour; wry, quirky, subtle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

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the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > mischievous or practical joking > [adjective] > mischievously joking

waggish1600

roguish1603

pawky?a1640

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?a1640 P. Anderson Picture Sc. Baron Court (1821) 30 That John Davison he is a pakie knave, He doth molest us more than all the lave.

a1698 W. Row Suppl. in R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) xii. 407 [Leighton] carrying like a pawky prelate, refused the title of Lord.

1711 A. Ramsay Elegy Maggy Johnstoun viii The pawky knack Of brewing ale amaist like wine.

1774 Weekly Mag. 30 Dec. 15 Ilka lad, wi' pawky een, looks at his lass.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 320 Their pawky policy, and earthly ingine, their flights and refinements, and periods of eloquence.

1856 M. Oliphant Lilliesleaf lii Mary was looking at him and me, and well I kent, by the pawkie smile upon her face, that she read us both.

1884 Athenæum 28 June 819 A new school,..marked..by the same pawky humour.

1942 S. O'Casey Pictures in Hallway 301 A veiled glow of self-esteem shining from the dull grey eyes set deep in her perky, pawky, pucklike face.

1973 Daily Record (Glasgow) 6 Aug. 6/3 Her other pawky comments include: T is for Training: This is entered into with particular vigour by the Reserve Team.

1994 J. C. McLelland in W. Klempa Burning Bush & Few Acres of Snow 111 Over a period of some two hundred years they came..bringing their Scots dourness and pawky humour, as well as the Calvinist ethic.

2. Scottish and English regional (northern). Haughty, proud; insolent, impertinent. Cf. paughty adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective]

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the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

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1809 T. Donaldson Poems 79 She'll grease the bread, to cram our wame, An' keep us unco paukie, For mony a day.

1824 G. Smith Douglas Travestie 119 Ae nicht short syne, some bierdly chiels, Right pauky o' their bra's.

1867 E. Lynn Linton Lizzie Lorton II. 280 Grace..did not trouble herself about the susceptibilities of pawky young monkeys.

1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness 105/2 A precocious, pert child is said to be a ‘pawky bayn’.

1974 S. Dobson Geordie Dict. 46 Pawky, paaky, packy, saucy, conceited, dainty.

1985 A. Burgess Flame into Being ix. 111 There is something touching about the pawky patriotism with which, when Italians attack it, he [sc. D. H. Lawrence] defends England.

Derivatives

ˈpawkily adv.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb]

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1714 A. Ramsay Elegy John Cowper vii He pawkily on them could steal, And spoil their sport.

1835 D. Webster Orig. Sc. Rhymes 146 How pawkily he tells his crack When he describes poor Rab's mistak.

1928 H. Lauder Roamin' in Gloamin' xv. 181 ‘In case you may forget,’ I replied pawkily, ‘I'll just take them with me; I am going up to Scotland tomorrow.’

1971 Guardian 8 Sept. 8/3 His pawkily British sense of humour.

ˈpawkiness n.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun]

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1687 A. Shields Hind let Loose Pref. sig. A4^v Naked Truth, without the fairdings of flatterie, or paintings of that pakiness which is commonly applauded as prudence now adayes.

1839 Wilson's Hist. Tales Borders V. 201 Said countenance discovering a great deal of intelligence and shrewdness, but more pawkiness than either.

1988 M. Hocking Irrelevant Woman (1989) i. 21 The cap..accentuated a pawkiness reminiscent of a Scots comedian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pawky
释义	pawkyadj. Brit. /ˈpɔːki/, U.S. /ˈpɔki/, /ˈpɑki/, Scottish English /ˈpɔkɪ/, Irish English /ˈpɒːki/ Forms: English regional (northern) 1700s– pawky, 1800s– pauky, 1800s– pawkie, 1800s– pokey, 1800s– poky, 1900s– paaky, 1900s– packy; Scottish pre-1700 1700s pakie, pre-1700 1700s– pawky, 1700s packy, 1700s–1800s paukie, 1700s– pauky, 1700s– pawkie, 1800s pawkey, 1900s– pakey, 1900s– paucky; Irish English (northern) 1800s– pawky, 1900s– paaky, 1900s– packy. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pawk n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < pawk n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English. Artful, sly, shrewd; arch, roguish; jaunty. Now usually: having or showing a sardonic sense of humour; wry, quirky, subtle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > mischievous or practical joking > [adjective] > mischievously joking waggish1600 roguish1603 pawky?a1640 roguey1664 arch1684 slya1771 natkhat1843 wagsome1868 ?a1640 P. Anderson Picture Sc. Baron Court (1821) 30 That John Davison he is a pakie knave, He doth molest us more than all the lave. a1698 W. Row Suppl. in R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) xii. 407 [Leighton] carrying like a pawky prelate, refused the title of Lord. 1711 A. Ramsay Elegy Maggy Johnstoun viii The pawky knack Of brewing ale amaist like wine. 1774 Weekly Mag. 30 Dec. 15 Ilka lad, wi' pawky een, looks at his lass. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 320 Their pawky policy, and earthly ingine, their flights and refinements, and periods of eloquence. 1856 M. Oliphant Lilliesleaf lii Mary was looking at him and me, and well I kent, by the pawkie smile upon her face, that she read us both. 1884 Athenæum 28 June 819 A new school,..marked..by the same pawky humour. 1942 S. O'Casey Pictures in Hallway 301 A veiled glow of self-esteem shining from the dull grey eyes set deep in her perky, pawky, pucklike face. 1973 Daily Record (Glasgow) 6 Aug. 6/3 Her other pawky comments include: T is for Training: This is entered into with particular vigour by the Reserve Team. 1994 J. C. McLelland in W. Klempa Burning Bush & Few Acres of Snow 111 Over a period of some two hundred years they came..bringing their Scots dourness and pawky humour, as well as the Calvinist ethic. 2. Scottish and English regional (northern). Haughty, proud; insolent, impertinent. Cf. paughty adj. 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Donaldson Poems 79 She'll grease the bread, to cram our wame, An' keep us unco paukie, For mony a day. 1824 G. Smith Douglas Travestie 119 Ae nicht short syne, some bierdly chiels, Right pauky o' their bra's. 1867 E. Lynn Linton Lizzie Lorton II. 280 Grace..did not trouble herself about the susceptibilities of pawky young monkeys. 1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness 105/2 A precocious, pert child is said to be a ‘pawky bayn’. 1974 S. Dobson Geordie Dict. 46 Pawky, paaky, packy, saucy, conceited, dainty. 1985 A. Burgess Flame into Being ix. 111 There is something touching about the pawky patriotism with which, when Italians attack it, he [sc. D. H. Lawrence] defends England. Derivatives ˈpawkily adv. 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Lauder Roamin' in Gloamin' xv. 181 ‘In case you may forget,’ I replied pawkily, ‘I'll just take them with me; I am going up to Scotland tomorrow.’ 1971 Guardian 8 Sept. 8/3 His pawkily British sense of humour. ˈpawkiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] listOE wiþercraftc1175 wilta1230 craftc1275 sleightc1275 engine?a1300 quaintisec1300 vaidiec1325 wilec1374 cautelc1375 sophistryc1385 quaintnessc1390 voisdie1390 havilon?a1400 foxeryc1400 subtletyc1400 undercraftc1400 practic?a1439 callidityc1450 policec1450 wilinessc1450 craftiness1484 gin1543 cautility1554 cunning1582 cautelousness1584 panurgy1586 policy1587 foxshipa1616 cunningnessa1625 subdolousness1635 dexterity1656 insidiousnessa1677 versuteness1685 pawkiness1687 sleight-hand1792 pawkery1820 vulpinism1851 downiness1865 foxiness1875 slimness1899 slypussness1908 1687 A. Shields Hind let Loose Pref. sig. A4^v Naked Truth, without the fairdings of flatterie, or paintings of that pakiness which is commonly applauded as prudence now adayes. 1839 Wilson's Hist. Tales Borders V. 201 Said countenance discovering a great deal of intelligence and shrewdness, but more pawkiness than either. 1988 M. Hocking Irrelevant Woman (1989) i. 21 The cap..accentuated a pawkiness reminiscent of a Scots comedian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.?a1640
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