Pickwickian
Pick·wick·ian
adj \(ˌ)pik-ˈwi-kē-ən\Definition of PICKWICKIAN
1
: marked by simplicity and generosity
2
: intended or taken in a sense other than the obvious or literal one
Origin of PICKWICKIAN
Samuel Pickwick, character in the novel Pickwick Papers (1836–37) by Charles Dickens
First Known Use: 1836
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