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Pecksniffian
Peck·sniff·i·an P0140400 (pĕk-snĭf′ē-ən)adj. Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious. [After Seth Pecksniff, a character in Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel by Charles Dickens.]Pecksniffian (pɛkˈsnɪfɪən) adj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) affecting benevolence or high moral principles[C19: after Seth Pecksniff, character in Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit (1843)]Peck•sniff•i•an (pɛkˈsnɪf i ən) adj. (often l.c.) hypocritically affecting benevolence or high moral principles. [1850–55; after Seth Pecksniff, character in Charles Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843); see -ian] ThesaurusPecksniffianadjectiveOf or practicing hypocrisy:hypocritical, pharisaic, pharisaical, phony, sanctimonious, two-faced.Translations
Pecksniffian Related to Pecksniffian: unctuouslySynonyms for Pecksniffianadj of or practicing hypocrisySynonyms- hypocritical
- pharisaic
- pharisaical
- phony
- sanctimonious
- two-faced
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