PECKSNIFFIAN


Meaning of PECKSNIFFIAN in English

adj.

Pronunciation: pek- ' sni-f ē - ə n

Function: adjective

Etymology: Seth Pecksniff, character in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-44) by Charles Dickens

Date: 1849

: unctuously hypocritical : PHARISAICAL

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