← Back to search

Meaning of tawie | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint.

Examples

“18th c, Robert Burns, The Auld Farmer's New-Year Salutation to His Auld Mare, Maggie, 1959, Ralph Knight (editor), Songs and Poems of Robert Burns, page 124, Tho' ye was trickie, slee, an' funnie, / Ye ne'er was donsie; / But hamely, tawie, quiet, an' cannie, / An' unco sonsie.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See all B1 English words →

See also

tawnier tawniest tawny tax free tax-deductible tax-deferred

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free