Pecksniffianadj.

Brit.

/pɛkˈsnɪfɪən/, U.S.

/pɛkˈsnɪfiən/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pecksniff n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Pecksniff n. + -ian suffix.

Resembling a Pecksniff; hypocritical.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [adjective]

pope-holya1387

Pharisaical1527

as holy (also as sick, as strong) as a horse1530

hypocritish1531

hypocritic1540

hypocritely1541

hypocritical1553

horse-holy?1589

sanctified1604

Pharisee-like1611

sanctimoniousa1616

Pharisaica1618

lip-holy1624

Bible-bearing1625

canting1663

unctuous1742

pietistical1753

pietical1782

goody-goody1785

goody1808

Sunday school1817

Pecksniffian1844

goodyish1848

goody-good1851

devil-dodging?1861

pietic1865

mawwormish1883

pietistic1884

mawwormy1885

pi1891

pietose1893

holier-than-thou1912

antimacassar1913

holy1958

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [adjective]

whiteda1225

hypocritec1380

papelarda1500

dissimuling?1518

dissembling1526

Pharisaical1527

hypocritish1531

masking1538

hypocritic1540

hypocritely1541

hypocritical1553

mimic1591

transom-eyed1601

tonguey1612

sanctimoniousa1616

Pharisaica1618

crocodilian1632

hypocrital1658

canting1663

double-minded1727

Tartufish1768

dissimulating1794

dissimulative1802

sawneying1808

sham-Abra(ha)m1828

Tartuffian1872

Pecksniffian1874

mawwormish1883

Chadbandian1908

1844 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 7 376/1 His former occupation in the Pecksniffian school of design.

1845 Knickerbocker Mag. 25 369 Mr Boyd, by a pleasant Pecksniffian method of reasoning, makes the village where he resides a theme of defence of defences against our ‘aspersions’!

1874 J. Hatton Clytie (ed. 10) 101 It seemed to smile a Pecksniffian smile of pity upon her.

1901 Scotsman 4 Mar. 6/2 A fine benevolence of phraseology..which, we fear, is not free from a Pecksniffian twang.

1959 J. Braine Vodi ix. 131 At least it was recognisably the work of a human being, even if he were a greedy Pecksniffian old get who used to sneak around the factory in carpet slippers.

1990 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Aug. 31/1 It's no accident that he portrays a misguided American not as an errant eagle, or even a clumsy Uncle Sam, but rather as a Pecksniffian W. C. Fields loosed upon the world.

Derivatives

Peckˈsniffianly adv.

ΚΠ

1915 G. B. Shaw in Pioneer (Merthyr Tydfil) 9 Oct. 2/1 To lie—lie impudently, snobbishly, spitefully, Pecksniffianly, Tartuffily.

1994 G. Joseph in M. Woodmansee & P. Jaszi Constr. of Authorship 269 The high ground of intellectual more than financial rights was, at any rate, the position Dickens tried publically (and Pecksniffianly?) to occupy during his American journey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pecksniffian
释义	Pecksniffianadj. Brit. /pɛkˈsnɪfɪən/, U.S. /pɛkˈsnɪfiən/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pecksniff n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < Pecksniff n. + -ian suffix. Resembling a Pecksniff; hypocritical. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [adjective] pope-holya1387 Pharisaical1527 as holy (also as sick, as strong) as a horse1530 hypocritish1531 hypocritic1540 hypocritely1541 hypocritical1553 horse-holy?1589 sanctified1604 Pharisee-like1611 sanctimoniousa1616 Pharisaica1618 lip-holy1624 Bible-bearing1625 canting1663 unctuous1742 pietistical1753 pietical1782 goody-goody1785 goody1808 Sunday school1817 Pecksniffian1844 goodyish1848 goody-good1851 devil-dodging?1861 pietic1865 mawwormish1883 pietistic1884 mawwormy1885 pi1891 pietose1893 holier-than-thou1912 antimacassar1913 holy1958 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [adjective] whiteda1225 hypocritec1380 papelarda1500 dissimuling?1518 dissembling1526 Pharisaical1527 hypocritish1531 masking1538 hypocritic1540 hypocritely1541 hypocritical1553 mimic1591 transom-eyed1601 tonguey1612 sanctimoniousa1616 Pharisaica1618 crocodilian1632 hypocrital1658 canting1663 double-minded1727 Tartufish1768 dissimulating1794 dissimulative1802 sawneying1808 sham-Abra(ha)m1828 Tartuffian1872 Pecksniffian1874 mawwormish1883 Chadbandian1908 1844 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 7 376/1 His former occupation in the Pecksniffian school of design. 1845 Knickerbocker Mag. 25 369 Mr Boyd, by a pleasant Pecksniffian method of reasoning, makes the village where he resides a theme of defence of defences against our ‘aspersions’! 1874 J. Hatton Clytie (ed. 10) 101 It seemed to smile a Pecksniffian smile of pity upon her. 1901 Scotsman 4 Mar. 6/2 A fine benevolence of phraseology..which, we fear, is not free from a Pecksniffian twang. 1959 J. Braine Vodi ix. 131 At least it was recognisably the work of a human being, even if he were a greedy Pecksniffian old get who used to sneak around the factory in carpet slippers. 1990 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Aug. 31/1 It's no accident that he portrays a misguided American not as an errant eagle, or even a clumsy Uncle Sam, but rather as a Pecksniffian W. C. Fields loosed upon the world. Derivatives Peckˈsniffianly adv. ΚΠ 1915 G. B. Shaw in Pioneer (Merthyr Tydfil) 9 Oct. 2/1 To lie—lie impudently, snobbishly, spitefully, Pecksniffianly, Tartuffily. 1994 G. Joseph in M. Woodmansee & P. Jaszi Constr. of Authorship 269 The high ground of intellectual more than financial rights was, at any rate, the position Dickens tried publically (and Pecksniffianly?) to occupy during his American journey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1844
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