picaresque
[ pik-uh-resk ]
/ ˌpɪk əˈrɛsk /
adjective
pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
of, relating to, or resembling rogues.
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OTHER WORDS FROM picaresque
un·pic·a·resque, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH picaresque
picaresque picturesque (see synonym study at picturesque)Words nearby picaresque
picante,
picara,
picard,
picardy,
picardy third,
picaresque,
picaro,
picaroon,
picasso,
picasso, pablo,
picayune
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British Dictionary definitions for picaresque
picaresque
/ (ˌpɪkəˈrɛsk) /
adjective
of or relating to a type of fiction in which the hero, a rogue, goes through a series of episodic adventures. It originated in Spain in the 16th century
of or involving rogues or picaroons
Word Origin for picaresque
C19: via French from Spanish
picaresco, from
pícaro a rogue