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Grandiloquent Word of the Day@grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 5mo agoPicaresque [pik-uh-RESK] (adj.) - Pertaining to or dealing with rogues, rascals, or knaves and their adventures. Use: “Her picaresque adventures included such peccadilloes as impersonating a duchess, selling counterfeit love potions, and accidentally founding a very successful religious cult.”
![A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word “Picaresque” with pronunciation guide “[pik-uh-RESK]” and definition: “Pertaining to or dealing with rogues, rascals, or knaves and their adventures.” Decorative Victorian engraving banner appears at the top. On the right, a black-and-white engraved illustration shows two Victorian men in conversation; one gestures toward the other’s loose shoelace while a speech bubble reads, “Take heed good sir! Thy lace hath taken a vow of vagrancy and now wandereth the realm, hither and thither, with neither leave nor purpose!” At the bottom, a humorous example sentence reads: “Her picaresque adventures included such peccadilloes as impersonating a duchess, selling counterfeit love potions, and accidentally founding a very successful religious cult.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uzkqphsznycugmyz7hqvna3f/bafkreicirz24r6p4ray4zx2elcn4l4yi7xqav443w4vis4h6ay4eo3hb4m)
