pecksniffian

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Initially derived from the character "Seth Pecksniff" in the Charles Dickens novel Martin Chuzzlewit

[edit] Adjective

pecksniffian (comparative more pecksniffian, superlative most pecksniffian)

Positive
pecksniffian

Comparative
more pecksniffian

Superlative
most pecksniffian

  1. Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious
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