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单词 pawky
释义

pawky

adjective

paw·​ky ˈpȯ-kē How to pronounce pawky (audio)
chiefly British
: artfully shrewd : canny

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English dialect pawk trick

First Known Use

circa 1640, in the meaning defined above

pawky

adjective

chiefly British
as in sly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sly
  • cunning
  • wily
  • guileful
  • shrewd
  • artful
  • canny
  • subtle
  • astute
  • cagey
  • foxy
  • sagacious
  • devious
  • crafty
  • tricky
  • perspicacious
  • savvy
  • cagy
  • dodgy
  • slick
  • perceptive
  • heady
  • insightful
  • sharp-witted
  • sage
  • hardheaded
  • wise
  • smart
  • clear-eyed
  • brilliant
  • sharp
  • sapient
  • percipient
  • knowing
  • clear-sighted
  • discerning
  • clever
  • brainy
  • experienced
  • hard-boiled
  • ingenious
  • intelligent
  • nimble
  • veteran
  • resourceful
  • sharp-sighted
  • apt
  • agile
  • discriminative
  • discriminating
  • quick-witted
  • quick
  • keen
  • alert
  • sharp-eyed
  • bright
  • scheming
  • calculating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • guileless
  • artless
  • ingenuous
  • naive
  • naïve
  • innocent
  • unperceptive
  • unknowing
  • gullible
  • obtuse
  • unwise
  • dense
  • dull
  • dopey
  • exploitable
  • simple
  • stupid
  • dumb
  • slow
  • silly
  • dopy
  • thoughtless
  • foolish
  • idiotic
  • imbecile
  • gormless
  • thickheaded
  • imbecilic
  • witless
  • lamebrain
  • feebleminded
  • unintelligent
  • brainless
  • moronic
  • softheaded
  • lamebrained
  • ignorant
  • knuckleheaded
  • thick-witted
  • gullable
  • uninformed
  • lunkheaded
  • dim-witted
  • half-witted
  • idiotical
  • airheaded
  • birdbrained
  • slow-witted
  • empty-headed
  • brain-dead
  • weak-minded
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