pawky Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite cunning and sly
    • the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- Punch

WordNet

Paw"ky adjective
Etymology
Cf. AS. pæcean to deceive.
Definitions
  1. Arch; cunning; sly. Scot. Jamieson.

Webster 1913