Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious.
[After Seth Pecksniff, a character in Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel by Charles Dickens.]
Pecksniffian
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Peck·sniff·i·an (pĕk-snĭf'ē-ən)  |
adj.
Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious.
Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious.
| Thesaurus: Pecksniffian |
adjective
- Of or practicing hypocrisy: hypocritical, pharisaic, pharisaical, phony, sanctimonious, two-faced. See honest/dishonest.
| Obscure Words: pecksniffian |
selfish and corrupt behind a display of seeming benevolence: sanctimonious
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