picaresque

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/pɪkəˈɹɛsk/ English

Definitions

noun

A picaresque novel.

adjective

Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.

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Synonyms

roguish dishonest dishonorable piratelike rascallike vagabondish brigandish knavish buccaneerish scoundrelous scoundrelly thieflike rapscallionly vagabondical ruffianly rascally

Associated

bildungsroman pickle alem quixote peregrine caro bobo cervantes rogue adventures vida gil

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