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单词 pecksniffingly
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pecksniffinglyadv.

Brit. /pɛkˈsnɪfɪŋli/, U.S. /pɛkˈsnɪfɪŋli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pecksniff n., -ing suffix2, -ly suffix2; Pecksniff v., -ing suffix2, -ly suffix2.
Etymology: Either < Pecksniff n. + -ing suffix2 + -ly suffix2, or < Pecksniff v. + -ing suffix2 + -ly suffix2.
In a manner resembling Pecksniff (cf. Pecksniff n.).Apparently an isolated use.
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1914 R. Kipling Lett. of Trav. (1920) 232 A government which is not a government but the disconnected satrapy of a half-dead empire, controlled pecksniffingly by a Power which is not a Power but an Agency.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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