📖picaresque

adjective
/ˌpɪkəˈrɛsk/

Meaning

relating to a style of fiction depicting the adventures of a roguish hero

Example Sentences

The novel is a picaresque tale of a clever vagabond.

Synonyms

adventurous, roguish, episodic, mischievous

Antonyms

realistic, serious

Collocations

picaresque novel, picaresque hero, picaresque adventure

Related Vocabularies

Involving or characterized by conflict or opposition.
having no shame; bold and rude; impudent
not representative of a type, group, or class; unusual or abnormal
Too many to be counted.
stubbornly devoted to a theory or doctrine without regard to practical considerations
Able to be noticed or recognized by the senses or the mind.

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