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Pecksniffian
[
pek-
snif
-ee-
uh
n
]
Origin
Peck·sniff·i·an
/
pɛkˈsnɪf
i
ən
/
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[
pek-
snif
-ee-
uh
n
]
Show IPA
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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Pecksniffian
(pɛkˈsnɪfɪən)
—
adj
affecting benevolence or high moral principles
[C19: after Seth
Pecksniff,
character in Dickens'
Martin Chuzzlewit
(1843)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
Pecksniffian
1851, after Mr. Pecksniff, unctuous hypocrite in Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit" (1844).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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