pecksniffian
/pɛksnˈɪfˌiən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pecksniffian.
adj
Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.
Example Sentences
- "We have in this Motion drawn in very wide if somewhat Pecksniffian terms a range of subjects which would allow one to talk about almost any social or economic question."
- "He has good cards to play on making Brussels better and slimming the continent's heavyweight welfare states. Both can, not implausibly, be given a New Labourish colouring, though Mr Blair's lectures can sound insufferably Pecksniffian."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more pecksniffian (comparative)
most pecksniffian (superlative)