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pawkinesses

pawkinesses is the plural of pawkiness.

Meaning of pawkiness

Noun

pawkiness (plural pawkinesses)

  1. The quality of being pawky.
  2. (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
    • But to wallow in your own phrases, to be rejoiced by the savour of your own shrewd pawkinesses, to feel your rhythm balanced and yet sober – that is a pleasure beyond most, and an inexpensive one at that.1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not... (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 12

Questions about pawkinesses

What is pawkinesses the plural of?
Pawkinesses is the plural of pawkiness.

Words near pawkinesses in the dictionary

  1. pawkery
  2. pawkier
  3. pawkiest
  4. pawkily
  5. pawkiness
  6. pawkinesses
  7. pawks
  8. pawky
  9. pawl
  10. Pawlak
  11. Pawlaks

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