pecksniffery

Peck·sniff·i·an

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pek-snif-ee-uh n]
- /pɛkˈsnɪf i ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pek-snif-ee-uh n]
- /pɛkˈsnɪf i ən/

Definition of pecksniffery word

adjective pecksniffery hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles. 1

Just one definition for pecksniffery

Information block about the term

Origin of pecksniffery

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55; named after Seth Pecksniff, character in Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel (1843) by Dickens; see -ian

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pecksniffery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pecksniffery

pecksniffery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pecksniffery usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for pecksniffery

noun pecksniffery

cant — a salient angle.

Just one Synonym for pecksniffery

Matching words

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?