honest vs pawky

honest

adj
  • Authentic; full. 

  • Open; frank. 

  • Earned or acquired in a fair manner. 

  • Accurate. 

  • True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased. 

  • Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. 

  • In good faith; without malice. 

adv
  • Honestly; really. 

pawky

adj
  • Shrewd, sly; often also characterised by a sarcastic sense of humour. 

How often have the words honest and pawky occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )