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- pawky / ˈpɔːkɪ/ adjective having or characterized by a dry wit
having a sense of humour that is clever and not obvious: My grandfather was a gentle man with a pawky wit. His accent and pawky humour marked him out as a Scotsman. Fewer examples. She plays a pawky Scottish landlady. Critics admired the film's liveliness, irony, and pawky humour.
- PAWKY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
having a sense of humor that is clever and not obvious: My...
- PAWKY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
having a sense of humor that is clever and not obvious: My grandfather was a gentle man with a pawky wit. His accent and pawky humor marked him out as a Scotsman. Fewer examples. She plays a pawky Scottish landlady. Critics admired the movie's liveliness, irony, and pawky humor.
cunning; sly. pawky. / ˈpɔːkɪ/. adjective. having or characterized by a dry wit. “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. Discover More.
chiefly British. : artfully shrewd : canny. Word History. Etymology. obsolete English dialect pawk trick. First Known Use. circa 1640, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of pawky was circa 1640. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near pawky. pawkiness. pawky. pawl. See More Nearby Entries.
If you're known as being pawky, you've got a sly, mischievous sense of humor. The pawky one in your group of friends is probably good at making everyone laugh while barely cracking a smile.
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Define pawky. pawky synonyms, pawky pronunciation, pawky translation, English dictionary definition of pawky. adj. pawk·i·er , pawk·i·est Chiefly British Shrewd and cunning, often in a humorous manner. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...
