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pecksniffian

Definitions

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.

Etymologies

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Derived from the character Seth Pecksniff in the Charles Dickens novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843).

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Examples

  • Yes, another of 2007's reigning words, "pecksniffian" can accurately describe certain elements of our wonderful community.

    Paige Donner: W00t! W00t! W00t! 2008

  • If we could have more of this pecksniffian garble it enhance the whiff of sanctimony that rises from these eructations like fumes from a distant latrine.

    Notes from the British HCR experience 2010

  • Labels: Chaucer, Merriam-Webster, pecksniffian, safire, w00t posted by John McGrath @ 1: 47 AM

    m00t 2007

  • Labels: Chaucer, Merriam-Webster, pecksniffian, safire, w00t posted by John McGrath @ 1: 47 AM

    m00t 2007

  • Labels: Chaucer, Merriam-Webster, pecksniffian, safire, w00t posted by John McGrath @ 1: 47 AM

    m00t 2007

  • Labels: Chaucer, Merriam-Webster, pecksniffian, safire, w00t posted by John McGrath @ 1: 47 AM

    m00t 2007

  • Labels: Chaucer, Merriam-Webster, pecksniffian, safire, w00t posted by John McGrath @ 1: 47 AM

    m00t 2007

  • Labels: Chaucer, Merriam-Webster, pecksniffian, safire, w00t posted by John McGrath @ 1: 47 AM 7 Comments

    Archive 2007-12-01 2007

  • Labels: Chaucer, Merriam-Webster, pecksniffian, safire, w00t posted by John McGrath @ 1: 47 AM

    m00t 2007

  • Labels: Chaucer, Merriam-Webster, pecksniffian, safire, w00t posted by John McGrath @ 1: 47 AM

    m00t 2007

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