pawkiness
English
Etymology
From pawky + -ness.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːkɪnəs/
Noun
pawkiness (plural pawkinesses)
- The quality of being pawky.
- (Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
- 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not..., Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 12:
- 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..., Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 12: