PAWKIER

PAWKY

pawky

(adjective) cunning and sly; “the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants”- Punch

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

pawkier

comparative form of pawky

Source: Wiktionary


PAWKY

Paw"ky, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. pæcean to deceive.]

Definition: Arch; cunning; sly. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BACKFIRE

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