Pickwickian

adjective Pick·wick·ian \(ˌ)pik-ˈwi-kē-ən\

Definition of PICKWICKIAN

: marked by simplicity and generosity

: intended or taken in a sense other than the obvious or literal one

Samuel Pickwick, character in the novel Pickwick Papers (1836–37) by Charles Dickens

First Known Use: 1836

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