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pi·ca·resque
ˌpi-kə-ˈresk
ˌpē-
: of or relating to rogues or rascals
also
: of, relating to, suggesting, or being a type of fiction dealing with the episodic adventures of a usually roguish protagonist
a picaresque novel
: one that is picaresque
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