Definition of Pawkiest

1. Adjective. (superlative of pawky) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pawkiest

1. pawky [adj] - See also: pawky

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pawkiest

pawa
pawas
pawaw
pawawed
pawawing
pawaws
pawed
pawer
pawers
pawful
pawfuls
pawing
pawk
pawkier
pawkiest (current term)
pawkily
pawkiness
pawkinesses
pawks
pawky
pawl
pawled
pawless
pawling
pawls
pawn
pawn off
pawn ticket
pawnable

Literary usage of Pawkiest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1892)
"... decided hint with his sharp bill to " keep out of that; " and I never yet saw even the pawkiest sparrow venture to stand up to the aggressive redbreast. ..."

2. Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil: With a Full Account of the Gold by Richard Francis Burton (1869)
"... than the pawkiest of Scotch barley braes, and which has rolled over many a stout fellow neatly as could a Russian gun. Beer, which ancient Egypt, ..."

3. Modern Painters and Their Paintings: For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art by Sarah Tytler (1874)
"... and glances over the top of his book in the ' pawkiest' possible manner at the unseen master or mistress. A demure boy, holding his book tightly with ..."

4. Modern Painters and Their Paintings: For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art by Sarah Tytler (1899)
"... leg recedes in a peculiarly boyish fashion, and glances over the top of his book in the ' pawkiest' possible manner at the unseen master or mistress. ..."

5. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1883)
"... plain She's the pawkiest wean ye e'er saw. Oh, happy's the hame whaur (on I hearts beat the same ..."

6. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1883)
"... losh ! to see is a treat; She's the pawkiest wean ye e'er saw. Oh, happy'a the hame whaur ton 1 hearts boat the same, ..."

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