Pecksniffian is an adjective describing someone who pretends to have high moral standards, is hypocritical and insincere. The earliest documented use of the work was in 1844 in a Charles Dickens novel called Martin Chuzzlewit. The word evolved from a character named Seth Pecksniff.
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Philadelphia is the most pecksniffian of American cities, and thus probably leads the world.” by H.L. Menchen, 1919
“She is so pecksniffian about spreading rumors”
Can you use this word in a sentence? Do you know anyone who is pecksniffian?
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