Pecksniffian

adjective

pek-ˈsni-fē-ən How to pronounce Pecksniffian (audio)
Definition of Pecksniffiannext
as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express a Pecksniffian pandering to religious conservatives, especially in the weeks before the election

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  1. fake
  2. double
  3. pretended
  4. lip
  5. hollow
  6. strained
  7. hypocritical
  8. superficial
Adjective
  • While fake kidnapping calls aimed at exploiting worried parents are a familiar tactic for some criminals, advancements in technology are making these scams far more convincing and harder to detect.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Fraudsters have devised sophisticated registration bots to mimic real users, coded to flood companies’ systems with fake OTPs.
    Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of fake
Adjective
  • Carlsen is thirty-four years old, almost double Dommaraju’s age and the age of the World Rapid Championship winner, Volodar Murzin, who, like Dommaraju, is eighteen.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • For parlays with 11 or more legs, the profit increase 100%, or double.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of double
Adjective
  • The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2022
  • What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
Definition of pretended
Adjective
  • While lip reading is commonly used as a way for those with hearing disabilities to understand speech and conversations, it’s also called upon for legal matters and police investigations.
    Emily Holgate, refinery29.com, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Also, lip skin is thinner, making blood vessels more apparent.
    Scott LaFee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
Definition of lip
Adjective
  • The statement is hollow so long as people still can stake their dollars on the calamities befalling everyday Angelenos.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In the big picture, the victory as a 10-point underdog is hollow.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • This show feels very, very real to me, having gone through my own period of personal crisis, leading to my own strained relationship with my daughter who is the same age as Alice, and struggling to come out the other side.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • These unsafe conditions can also lead to strained relationships.
    Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of strained
Adjective
  • Being judgmental was also evaluated very negatively, as it was often perceived as being self-righteous or hypocritical.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • His son's post was not received well by all, with some viewing it as aggressive toward other nations and hypocritical when Republicans have been vocal against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • There are beautiful things about being an actor, but there are also some kind of superficial ones.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Consumers today are savvier than ever and can discern between genuine authority and superficial claims.
    Lara Devgan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of superficial
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