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Pecksniffian

Peck sniff i an |pekˈsnifēən pɛkˈsnɪfiən | ▶adjective affecting benevolence or high moral principles. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Pecksniff, the name of a character in Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit, + -ian .

 

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Pecksniffian

Pecksniffian |pɛkˈsnɪfɪən | ▶adjective affecting benevolence or high moral principles. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Mr Pecksniff, the name of a character in Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit, + -ian .