pawky

[ paw-kee ]

/ ˈpɔ ki /

adjective, pawk·i·er, pawk·i·est.Chiefly British.

cunning; sly.

Origin of pawky

1670–80; Scots pawk trick + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pawky

pawk·i·ly, adverbpawk·i·ness, noun

Words nearby pawky

Pavlov's dogs, Pavo, pavonine, pavor nocturnus, paw, pawky, pawl, pawn, pawnage, pawnbroker, pawnbroking

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Example sentences from the Web for pawky

His bon hommie is unique; he has a rich, pawky humour, which with his own countrymen is almost worshipped.
Western Worthies|J. Stephen Jeans
The operatic villain shook his locks, his eyes full of pawky cunning.
The Big Bow Mystery|I. Zangwill
One of my pawky friends once gave me a book called "Fishin' Jimmy."
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912|Various
What a lot of quiet fun and pawky jokes there would be passing round.
Playing With Fire|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

Not that I know what pawky means, but it seems a word I ought to use at once, now we are on Scottish soil.
The Heather-Moon|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for pawky

pawky

/ (ˈpɔːkɪ) /

adjective pawkier or pawkiest

Scot having or characterized by a dry wit

Derived forms of pawky

pawkily, adverbpawkiness, noun

Word Origin for pawky

C17: from Scottish pawk trick, of unknown origin

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单词	pawky
释义	pawky [ paw-kee ] / ˈpɔ ki / adjective, pawk·i·er, pawk·i·est.Chiefly British. cunning; sly. Origin of pawky 1670–80; Scots pawk trick + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM pawky pawk·i·ly, adverbpawk·i·ness, noun Words nearby pawky Pavlov's dogs, Pavo, pavonine, pavor nocturnus, paw, pawky, pawl, pawn, pawnage, pawnbroker, pawnbroking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pawky His bon hommie is unique; he has a rich, pawky humour, which with his own countrymen is almost worshipped. Western Worthies\|J. Stephen Jeans The operatic villain shook his locks, his eyes full of pawky cunning. The Big Bow Mystery\|I. Zangwill One of my pawky friends once gave me a book called "Fishin' Jimmy." Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912\|Various What a lot of quiet fun and pawky jokes there would be passing round. Playing With Fire\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr Not that I know what pawky means, but it seems a word I ought to use at once, now we are on Scottish soil. The Heather-Moon\|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson British Dictionary definitions for pawky pawky / (ˈpɔːkɪ) / adjective pawkier or pawkiest Scot having or characterized by a dry wit Derived forms of pawky pawkily, adverbpawkiness, noun Word Origin for pawky C17: from Scottish pawk trick, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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