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Pecksniffian
[ pek-snif-ee-uhn ]
adjective
- hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
Pecksniffian
/ pɛkˈsnɪfɪən /
adjective
- affecting benevolence or high moral principles
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Other Words From
- Pecksniff·er·y Peck·sniffi·an·ism Pecksniff·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pecksniffian1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pecksniffian1
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Example Sentences
Of course, one should be cautious here, so as not to seem merely puritanical or Pecksniffian.
He was, after a fashion, a Pecksniffian man, this Henry Ham.
He posed as the Pecksniffian leader of Reform and the reform he advocated always meant the lash for the man who toils.
At all events, Philadelphia is the most pecksniffian of American cities, and thus probably leads the world.
Piety was certainly hers, in a Pecksniffian sense, but the commercial instinct leavened the loaf.
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