Complete Definition of "picaresque"

English
Etymology
French, from Spanish picaresco, from picaro, rogue.
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Adjective
picaresque

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

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