Picaresque

noun

/pɪkəˈɹɛsk/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA picaresque novel.

2.adjectiveOf or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.

3.adjectiveCharacteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.

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