picaresque

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French, from Spanish picaresco, from pícaro (rogue).

[edit] Adjective

picaresque (comparative more picaresque, superlative most picaresque)

Positive
picaresque

Comparative
more picaresque

Superlative
most picaresque

  1. Of or pertaining to rogues or adventurers
  2. (literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero

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