Pepys

[peeps, peps, pee-pis, pep-is]

noun

1. Samuel, 1633–1703, English diarist and naval official.

Pepys

/ piːps /

noun

1. Samuel. 1633–1703, English diarist and naval administrator. His diary, which covers the period 1660–69, is a vivid account of London life through such disasters as the Great Plague, the Fire of London, and the intrusion of the Dutch fleet up the Thames

Other Word Forms

• Pepysian adjective

Example Sentences

As fans of the parody British rock band will know, their original sticksman, John "Stumpy" Pepys, died in what was described in the original 1984 mockumentary as "a bizarre gardening accident".

From BBC

A series of French fashion engravings reveal how Samuel Pepys remained fascinated by the power of fashion throughout his long life, according to a researcher.

From BBC

Street performing in the square dates back to 1662 at least, when Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary about a marionette show.

From BBC

After seeing a charred body hanging in a merchant’s warehouse, the diarist Samuel Pepys noted that “it pleased me much, though an ill sight.”

From Scientific American

The chronicler Samuel Pepys recorded that she "commands the King as much as ever, and hath and doth what she will."

From Salon