📖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

unable to defend oneself or act without help; powerless; vulnerable
occurring in irregular bursts; not continuous or steady
conducting oneself in a proper and polite manner; showing good manners
Of the same blood or origin; related by birth.
relating to or characteristic of the tropics; hot and humid climate
Considering the whole of something or someone and not just a part.

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