http://trellia-chan.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] trellia-chan.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2014-11-06 12:59 am

Wednesday word: Pecksniffian

Heee, such a fun word!  ^_^

pecksniffian: [pek-snif-ee-uhn]

Adjective:
Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious; Affecting high moral principles.


Origin:1850-55; named after Seth Pecksniff, character in Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel by Charles Dickens.

"Pecksniffish" is an acceptable variation.

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