Pickwickian

Pick wick i an |pikˈwikēən pɪkˈwɪkiən | ▶adjective of or like Mr. Pickwick in Dickens's Pickwick Papers, esp. in being jovial, plump, or generous. • (of words or their senses ) misunderstood or misused; not literally meant, esp. to avoid offense.

Pickwickian

Pickwickian |pɪkˈwɪkɪən | ▶adjective of or like Mr Pickwick in Dickens's Pickwick Papers, especially in being jovial, plump, or generous. • (of words ) misunderstood or misused, especially to avoid offence.