pawkiness

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UK/ˈpɔːkɪnəs/

noun

The quality of being pawky.

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Meanings

nounpawkiness (plural pawkinesses)

plural pawkinesses

  1. The quality of being pawky.
  2. IrelandNorthern EnglandScotlandSomething that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.

    But to wallow in your own phrases, to be rejoiced by the savour of your own shrewd pawkinesses, to feel your rhythm balanced and yet sober – that is a pleasure beyond most, and an inexpensive one at that.

    1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not... (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 12

Origin

From pawky + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

pawkiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawkiness

MLA

“pawkiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawkiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pawkiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawkiness.

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