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picaresque
Jan. 8th, 2007 07:30 ampicaresque - adj., of or relating to rogues; esp., of, relating to, or being a story of the episodic adventures of a usually roguish protagonist surviving by his or her wits in a (usually) corrupt society.
From Spanish picaresco, from pícaro, rogue, possibly from picar, to pierce. Would anyone like a slice of Smollett? It's very tasty today.
---L.
From Spanish picaresco, from pícaro, rogue, possibly from picar, to pierce. Would anyone like a slice of Smollett? It's very tasty today.
---L.
