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Definition of
picaresque adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
picaresque
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˌpɪkəˈrɛsk
/
/
(
formal
)
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connected with literature that describes the adventures of a person who is sometimes dishonest but easy to like
a picaresque novel
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picaresque
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