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Peck⋅sniff⋅i⋅an
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pɛkˈsnɪf
i
ən
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–adjective
(
often lowercase
)
hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
Also,
Peck⋅sniff⋅ish.
Origin:
1850–55;
named after Seth
Pecksniff,
character in
Martin Chuzzlewit,
a novel (1843) by Dickens;
see
-ian
Related forms:
Peck⋅sniff⋅er⋅y,
Peck⋅sniff⋅i⋅an⋅ism,
Peck⋅sniff⋅ism,
noun
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Peck·sniff·i·an
(pěk-snĭf'ē-ən)
adj. Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious.
[After Seth
Pecksniff
, a character in
Martin Chuzzlewit
, a novel by Charles Dickens.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
Pecksniffian
1851, after Mr.
Pecksniff,
unctuous hypocrite in Dickens'
"Martin Chuzzlewit"
(1844).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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