pawky

• Устаревшее прилагательное, используемое в основном в британском английском, описывающее человека, который умен, проницателен или обладает сухим, сдержанным и часто слегка озорным чувством юмора.

An old-fashioned adjective, primarily used in British English, describing someone who is clever, shrewd, or humorous in a dry, understated, and often slightly mischievous way.

1. Cunning and slyC1informalbritish

   Having a clever, often mischievous or ironic sense of humor; shrewd and slightly sarcastic.

   Хитрый и лукавый

   • He gave a pawky smile when he revealed the surprise.
   • Her pawky comments always made the audience laugh.
   • The old man had a pawky way of telling stories.

   Синонимыarchcraftycunningroguishshrewdslywilywry

   Антонимыguilelessingenuousnaiveunsophisticated