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picaresque
[ pik-uh-resk ]
/ ˌpɪk əˈrɛsk /
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adjective
pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
of, relating to, or resembling rogues.
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un·pic·a·resque, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH picaresque
picaresque , picturesqueWords nearby picaresque
picante, picara, Picard, Picardy, Picardy third, picaresque, picaro, picaroon, Picasso, Picasso, Pablo, picayune
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British Dictionary definitions for picaresque
picaresque
/ (ˌpɪkəˈrɛsk) /
adjective
of or relating to a type of fiction in which the hero, a rogue, goes through a series of episodic adventures. It originated in Spain in the 16th century
of or involving rogues or picaroons
Word Origin for picaresque
C19: via French from Spanish picaresco, from pícaro a rogue
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