tawie

[ taw-ee ]
/ ˈtɔ i /

adjective Scot.

docile; easy to manage.

Origin of tawie

1780–90; taw2 (in obsolete sense “to mistreat, abuse”) + -ie -y1

Words nearby tawie

tawa, tawai, tawdry, tawheowheo, tawhiri, tawie, tawney, tawny, tawny owl, tawny pipit, tawpie