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Pickwickian
UK
/pɪkˈwɪk.i.ən/
US
/pɪkˈwɪk.i.ən/
Translation pickwickian into russian
Pickwickian
Adjective
His humor was very Pickwickian, full of wit and charm.
Его юмор был очень пиквикский, полный остроумия и обаяния.
Definitions
Pickwickian
Adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the humorous, benevolent, and somewhat naive qualities of the characters in Charles Dickens' novel 'The Pickwick Papers'.
His Pickwickian demeanor made him a favorite among his friends, always ready with a kind word and a hearty laugh.
Used to describe a word or phrase that is used in a sense that is not intended to be taken literally, often in a humorous or ironic way.
When he called the tiny car a 'luxury vehicle' in a Pickwickian sense, everyone laughed at the obvious irony.