adj.
Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious.
[After Seth Pecksniff, a character in Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel by Charles Dickens.]
Dictionary:
Peck·sniff·i·an (pĕk-snĭf'ē-ən)
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[After Seth Pecksniff, a character in Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel by Charles Dickens.]
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