pecksniffian

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von pecksniffian im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious

{s} sanctimoniously hypocritical, two-faced; that affects high moral principles

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Peck·snif·fi·an

Etymologie

() Initially derived from the character "Seth Pecksniff" in the Charles Dickens novel Martin Chuzzlewit