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Pecksniffian definition

Peck·sniff·ian (pek snif′ē ən)

adjective

falsely moralistic; hypocritical; insincere

Etymology: after Pecksniff, unctuous hypocrite in Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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