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Pickwickian

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Pickwickian /pɪkˈwɪkɪən/

▶adjective of or like Mr Pickwick in Dickens's Pickwick Papers, especially in being jovial, plump, or generous.

■ (of words) misunderstood or misused, especially to avoid offence.

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