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单词 pecksniffian
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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]
Thesaurus

Pecksniffian

adjectiveOf or practicing hypocrisy:hypocritical, pharisaic, pharisaical, phony, sanctimonious, two-faced.
Translations

Pecksniffian


Related to Pecksniffian: unctuously
  • adj

Synonyms for Pecksniffian

adj of or practicing hypocrisy

Synonyms

  • hypocritical
  • pharisaic
  • pharisaical
  • phony
  • sanctimonious
  • two-faced
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