pawky Synonyms
Strongest:
- cunning
- foxy
- subtle
- savvy
- sly
- slick
- sagacious
- guileful
- astute
- devious
- cagey
- perspicacious
- wily
- artful
- shrewd
- tricky
- cagy
- dodgy
- insightful
- canny
- crafty
- heady
- perceptive
Strong:
- experienced
- sharp-witted
- nimble
- veteran
- knowing
- sharp
- clear-eyed
- brilliant
- smart
- brainy
- clever
- discerning
- wise
- agile
- clear-sighted
- intelligent
- discriminative
- hard-boiled
- percipient
- quick
- ingenious
- sapient
- sage
- discriminating
- resourceful
- apt
- hardheaded
Weak:
Strongest:
- guileless
- naive
- gullible
- na-ve
- unknowing
- unwise
- ingenuous
- artless
- unknowing
- naive
- unperceptive
- unperceptive
- unwise
- artless
- ingenuous
- innocent
- guileless
- innocent
- na-ve
- dense
- gullible
- dense
Strong:
- imbecilic
- thoughtless
- dumb
- slow
- feebleminded
- imbecile
- idiotic
- gullable
- weak-minded
- ignorant
- stupid
- silly
- gullable
- stupid
- brainless
- simple
- foolish
- dull
- thickheaded
- imbecile
- unintelligent
- idiotic
- imbecilic
- slow
- witless
- brain-dead
- thoughtless
- ignorant
- brain-dead
- moronic
- obtuse
- exploitable
- dopey
- unintelligent
- exploitable
- dull
- feebleminded
- dopey
- brainless
- obtuse
- dumb
- weak-minded
- simple
- thickheaded
- witless
- silly
- foolish
- moronic
Weak:
- gormless
- lamebrain
- knuckleheaded
- dim-witted
- lunkheaded
- thick-witted
- uninformed
- lunkheaded
- lamebrain
- empty-headed
- dopy
- idiotical
- airheaded
- half-witted
- knuckleheaded
- uninformed
- empty-headed
- half-witted
- gormless
- dim-witted
- idiotical
- lamebrained
- airheaded
- dopy
- slow-witted
- thick-witted
- softheaded
- slow-witted
- birdbrained
- birdbrained
- softheaded
- lamebrained
pawky Meaning
Wordnet
pawky (s)
cunning and sly
Webster
pawky (a.)
Arch; cunning; sly.
pawky Sentence Examples
- The professor's pawky humor kept his students both entertained and perplexed.
- The politician delivered a pawky speech that simultaneously charmed and divided the audience.
- The cat's pawky expression seemed to hint at a secret understanding.
- The old man's pawky smile conveyed a world of unspoken wisdom.
- The writer's pawky prose was both insightful and whimsical.
- The child's pawky question exposed the absurdity of the adult's logic.
- The artist's pawky critique offered a subtle but devastating commentary on society.
- The lawyer's pawky cross-examination forced the witness to reveal their true intentions.
- The salesperson's pawky pitch persuaded the customer to make a purchase they hadn't planned on.
- The diplomat's pawky negotiation tactics secured a favorable outcome for their country.
FAQs About the word pawky
cunning and slyArch; cunning; sly.
cunning, foxy, subtle, savvy, sly, slick, sagacious, guileful, astute, devious
guileless, naive, gullible, naïve, unknowing, unwise, ingenuous, artless, unknowing, naive
The professor's pawky humor kept his students both entertained and perplexed.
The politician delivered a pawky speech that simultaneously charmed and divided the audience.
The cat's pawky expression seemed to hint at a secret understanding.
The old man's pawky smile conveyed a world of unspoken wisdom.