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PAWKY (pawkier, pawkiest)
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, pawkiest Dictionary entry overview: What does pawky mean?
• PAWKY (adjective)
The adjective PAWKY has 1 sense:
1. cunning and sly
Familiarity information: PAWKY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cunning and sly
Context example:
the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants
Similar:
artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)
Domain region:
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)
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