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adjective
1.
pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
2.
of, pertaining to, or resembling rogues.
Related forms
un·pic·a·resque, adjective
Synonyms
2. prankish, rascally, devilish, raffish.
2. prankish, rascally, devilish, raffish.
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Picaresque
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Example Sentences
- Her characters are quixotic, picaresque heroes of the moral life.
- His case is exceptional only for its picaresque twist.
- Sadow led a welltravelled, entertaining life, full of curiousity and picaresque adventures.
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Word Origin & History
picaresque
1810, from Sp. picaresco "roguish," from picaro "rogue," possibly from picar "to pierce," from V.L. *piccare (see pike (2)). Originally in roman picaresque "rogue novel," the classic example being "Gil Blas."
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