pawkily

pawkily
pawk·i·ly

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  • pawkily — ˈpȯkə̇li adverb : in a pawky manner * * * pawkˈily adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑pawk …   Useful english dictionary

  • pawky — pawkily, adv. pawkiness, n. /paw kee/, adj., pawkier, pawkiest. Chiefly Brit. cunning; sly. [1670 80; Scots pawk trick + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • carefully — Synonyms and related words: assiduously, cannily, cautiously, charily, circumspectly, considerately, diligently, discreetly, easy, economically, frugally, gingerly, guardedly, heedfully, husbandly, industriously, judiciously, lovingly, mindfully …   Moby Thesaurus

  • discreetly — Synonyms and related words: artfully, astutely, cannily, carefully, cautiously, circumspectly, cleverly, considerately, cunningly, discerningly, easy, gingerly, guardedly, heedfully, intelligently, judiciously, knowingly, mindfully, pawkily,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • easy — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Bohemian, Ciceronian, Mickey Mouse, Paphian, accepting, accommodating, acquiescent, affable, affluent, agreeable, ambling, amenable, amiable, amicable, apparent, at ease, at home, at rest, bagging, baggy, blase …   Moby Thesaurus

  • judiciously — Synonyms and related words: artfully, astutely, calmly, cannily, carefully, cautiously, circumspectly, cleverly, composedly, conservatively, considerately, coolly, cunningly, discerningly, discreetly, dispassionately, easy, equably, evenly,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • mindfully — Synonyms and related words: absorbedly, advertently, assiduously, attentively, cannily, carefully, cautiously, circumspectly, considerately, devotedly, diligently, discreetly, easy, engrossedly, gingerly, guardedly, heedfully, industriously,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • pawky — adjective (pawkier, pawkiest) chiefly Scottish & N. English drily humorous; sardonic. Derivatives pawkily adverb pawkiness noun Origin C17: from Scots and north. Engl. pawk trick …   English new terms dictionary

  • sly — adj 1. cunning, crafty, wily, artful, subtle, foxy. Sl. crazy like a fox, Scot, and North Eng. pawky; shrewd, astute, canny, sharp, knowing, Inf. cagey. 2. covert, clandestine, undercover, stealthy, surreptitious, feline, back alley, Canon Law.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • pawky — [pô′kē] adj. pawkier, pawkiest Chiefly Brit. shrewd and witty; humorously crafty pawkily adv. pawkiness n …   English World dictionary

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