PAWKY


Meaning of PAWKY in English

■ adjective ( pawkier , pawkiest ) chiefly Scottish & N. English drily humorous; sardonic.

Derivatives

pawkily adverb

pawkiness noun

Origin

C17: from Scots and north. Engl. pawk 'trick'.

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