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pica·resque [ˌpɪkərˈesk, Am -ɚˈ-] ADJ LIT

picaresque

pikaresk spec

picaresque

pikarisch spec

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He lived a picaresque life including stints as a cowboy, medical doctor and psychologist. en.wikipedia.org

Nan's experiences eventually reveal serious faults of the society she moves through, the primary element of a picaresque novel. en.wikipedia.org

Themes are usually tragic and somewhat picaresque, where one makes fun of one's tragedy. en.wikipedia.org

He concentrated on the picaresque novel, where a low-born character would go through a practically endless series of adventures. en.wikipedia.org

The film has been called picaresque, and was one of the earliest road movies which inspired variations on its theme by other filmmakers. en.wikipedia.org

She also delights in her freedom, while living in a picaresque world where the rules of the aristocracy are left behind. en.wikipedia.org

Humor permeates the text, both situational and in the language itself, which emulates the picaresque style. en.wikipedia.org

Usually, the lyrics of "gatos" are picaresque or humorous (and the dancers frequently stop the music to improvise any occurrence of double meaning). en.wikipedia.org

It is variously considered either the first picaresque novel or at least the antecedent of the genre. en.wikipedia.org

It is a picaresque novel, and as such may seem uncharacteristically lighthearted given its subject matter. en.wikipedia.org

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