First Known Use: 1849
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Pecksniffian
adjective Peck·sniff·ian \pek-ˈsni-fē-ən\
Definition of PECKSNIFFIAN
: unctuously hypocritical : pharisaical
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Origin of PECKSNIFFIAN
Seth Pecksniff, character in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843–44) by Charles Dickens
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- artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, insincere, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous
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