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Synonyms for PAWKY: cunning, sly, wily, subtle, shrewd, guileful, astute, artful; Antonyms of PAWKY: ingenuous, guileless, artless, naive, naïve, innocent, unknowing, gullible.
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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. /ˈpɔki/. IPA guide. Other forms: pawkily. 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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noun. Word origin. C17: from Scottish pawk trick, of unknown origin. pawky in American English. (ˈpɔki ) adjective Word forms: ˈpawkier or ˈpawkiest. Chiefly British. shrewd and witty; humorously crafty. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.
Pawky definition: cunning; sly.. See examples of PAWKY used in a sentence.
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.
