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    PICARESQUE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: picaresquer  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: picaresquest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fictionplay

    Example:

    a picaresque hero

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)

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