pecksniffian
See also: Pecksniffian
English
Alternative forms
- Pecksniffian
Etymology
Derived from the character Seth Pecksniff in the Charles Dickens novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843).
Adjective
pecksniffian (comparative more pecksniffian, superlative most pecksniffian)
- Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.
Translations
of or pertaining to Pecksniffery