"pawkiness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔːkɪnəs/ [UK] Forms: pawkinesses [plural]
Etymology: From pawky + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pawky|ness}} pawky + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun}} pawkiness (plural pawkinesses)
  1. The quality of being pawky.
    Sense id: en-pawkiness-en-noun-nUYlRft8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
  2. (Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety. Tags: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-pawkiness-en-noun-9bg9i7pX Categories (other): Irish English, Northern England English, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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