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pecksniff
[ pek-snif ]
noun
- a person of Pecksniffian attitudes or behavior:
a virtuousness that only a pecksniff could aspire to.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pecksniff1
First recorded in 1910–15; Pecksniffian
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Example Sentences
Barely waiting for Elinor to withdraw, "Pecksniff" had turned on Folsom.
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But not till late that night did these details reach "Old Pecksniff" at the post.
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Pecksniff should have been retired ten years ago—for imbecility.
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And well was it, for one and all, that "Old Pecksniff" held firm to his decision.
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Pecksniff's face was eloquent of gravest concern, mingled with irrepressible excitement.
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