Pecksniffian

adjective

pek-ˈsni-fē-ən How to pronounce Pecksniffian (audio)
Definition of Pecksniffiannext
as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express a Pecksniffian pandering to religious conservatives, especially in the weeks before the election

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Pecksniffian
  1. fake
  2. double
  3. lip
  4. hollow
  5. strained
  6. hypocritical
  7. superficial
  8. counterfeit
Adjective
  • Ify’s box contains a fake $100 bill, but Catherine decides to keep her box.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Judges around the country have seen a rise in threats of violence and intimidation, including a fake swatting call to police about Barrett’s home in May.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of fake
Adjective
  • If Messi is the main focus of England’s attention, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has to contend with the double threat of Bellingham and Kane.
    — James Robson, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Blorian, 26, captained Hapoel Be’er Sheva to an Israeli cup and league-title double last season.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of double
Adjective
  • Likewise, lip masks designed to be worn overnight can provide improved hydration and comfort over daytime treatments.
    — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tatianna points to cinnamon as a conductor of heat—one commonly used in lip plumper products to achieve a sultry pout.
    — Essence, Essence, 23 Nov. 2025
Definition of lip
Adjective
  • Believing the Trojan Horse to be a peace offering, the officers drag the hollow figure inside the city walls and place it outside the Temple of Athena, which leads to Troy’s harrowing downfall hours later.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • People would apply The Ordinary’s plumping serum or Medicube’s balm stick, and hollow under-eye or facial fine lines would diminish in just a 30 second video clip.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • But things between Harry and his older brother, Prince William, reportedly remain strained.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026
  • Increasing Spanish costs for defense, such as building forts and training militia, led to higher taxes and strained local economies.
    — Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Definition of strained
Adjective
  • Given Holzinger’s notoriety, and her own ironic relationship to extremes, her use of trigger warnings, posted before every performance, may seem beside the point, or even hypocritical.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Bronin’s campaign argued that Larson calling out tech and private equity donations to the former mayor is hypocritical when the congressman has received his own.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • Ferrell, Henchy and David Gordon Green all previously worked on Eastbound & Down, a sports comeback series with enough superficial similarities to underline how toothless The Hawk and especially its characters are.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • Screenings are inconsistent or superficial, resulting in a lack of follow-up for people with problematic drinking.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026
Definition of superficial
Adjective
  • Two men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of breaking into a South San Francisco residence and turning it into a counterfeit currency manufacturing operation, police said.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • If an agent books the wrong trip, buys counterfeit goods, renews the wrong subscription, or sends money to a fraudulent service provider, the defining question will not be whether the system worked as designed.
    — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of counterfeit
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