pickwickian in English
adjective
1
of or like Mr. Pickwick in Dickens's Pickwick Papers , especially in being jovial, plump, or generous.
On the contrary, Carleton's hand-rubbing manner was Pickwickian in its joviality.
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1. Pickwickian Manners and Customs "Antediluvian," and for startling originality in his views as well as fearlessness in expressing them
2. Although morning headache is significantly more common in patients with sleep Apnoea than in the general population, headache present upon awakening is a non-specific symptom in a variety of primary and secondary headache disorders, in sleep-related respiratory disorders other than sleep Apnoea (eg, Pickwickian syndrome, chronic obstructive