Definition of Picaresque

1. Adjective. Involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction. "A picaresque hero"

Similar to: Dishonest, Dishonorable

Definition of Picaresque

1. a. Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer.

Definition of Picaresque

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Picaresque

picador
picadores
picadors
pical
picamar
picamar
picamars
picaninnies
picaninny
picante
picapare
picara
picaras
Picardie
Picardy
picaresque (current term)
picaresques
picariae
Picariae
picarian
picarian
picarians
picaro
picaroon
picarooned
picarooning
picaroons
picaros
picas
Picasso

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