PICKWICKIAN


Meaning of PICKWICKIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)pik-ˈwi-kē-ən ]

adjective

Etymology: Samuel Pickwick, character in the novel Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens

Date: 1836

1. : marked by simplicity and generosity

2. : intended or taken in a sense other than the obvious or literal one

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.