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Pawky

//ˈpɔːki// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Shrewd, sly; often also characterised by a sarcastic sense of humour. British, Northern, Scotland

    "[H]e generally meets her at one Signora Sporza's, a very pawky gentlewoman, who understands what's what as well as any woman in Naples […]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    cunning and sly wordnet

Etymology

From pawk + -y.

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