"fawce" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fɔːs/ Forms: more fawce [comparative], most fawce [superlative]
enPR: fôrs Rhymes: -ɔːs Head templates: {{en-adj}} fawce (comparative more fawce, superlative most fawce)
  1. (British, slang) cunning, sly Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-fawce-en-adj-FTSmPfAL Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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      "form": "more fawce",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most fawce",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cunning, sly"
      ],
      "id": "en-fawce-en-adj-FTSmPfAL",
      "links": [
        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ],
        [
          "sly",
          "sly"
        ]
      ],
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        "(British, slang) cunning, sly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "fôrs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔːs/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "force (non-rhotic)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fawce"
}

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      ]
    },
    {
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔːs",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔːs/1 syllable"
      ],
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        "cunning, sly"
      ],
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        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ],
        [
          "sly",
          "sly"
        ]
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        "(British, slang) cunning, sly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "fôrs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔːs/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "force (non-rhotic)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːs"
    }
  ],
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}

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