pawk´i|ness

pawk´i|ness
pawk|y «P kee», adjective, pawk|i|er, pawk|i|est. British.
1. tricky; sly; cunning; crafty: »

Benjamin Franklin at the court of Louis XVI, with his long hair, his plain clothes, and his pawky manner (H. G. Wells).

2. a) saucy. b) squeamish. c) proud.
╂[< pawk + -y1]
–pawk´i|ly, adverb.
–pawk´i|ness, noun.

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