Antonyms of adj pawky

1 sense of pawky

Sense 1
pawky -- (cunning and sly; "the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- Punch)

INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless -- (simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance")

Similarity of adj pawky

1 sense of pawky

Sense 1
pawky -- (cunning and sly; "the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- Punch)
       => artful (vs. artless) -- (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors")

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