Pecksniffian |
feigning charity and moral purity; hypocritical in one's attitude of benevolence. |
pecorino |
a usu. sharp, hard Italian cheese made of sheep's milk. |
pectin |
a heavy gelatinous substance that occurs in some ripe fruits and is used in making jellies, jams, and some drugs and cosmetics. |
pectoral |
of or relating to the chest. [5 definitions] |
pectoral fin |
in fishes, either of a pair of fins situated on the sides behind the head, corresponding to the forelimbs in other vertebrate animals. |
peculate |
to steal for one's own use (money or property with which one has been entrusted); embezzle. |
peculiar |
odd, strange, or unusual. [3 definitions] |
peculiarity |
the state or fact of being odd or strange. [3 definitions] |
pecuniary |
of, concerning, or consisting of money; financial. |
-ped |
foot |
pedagogic |
of or concerning teaching or teachers. [2 definitions] |
pedagogue |
a person who teaches, instructs, or talks in a manner that shows off his or her learnedness or that overemphasizes minor details. [2 definitions] |
pedagogy |
the art or technique of teaching. [2 definitions] |
pedal |
a lever operated by the foot to provide driving power or to control or adjust the action of a machine. [7 definitions] |
pedal point |
a single continuous musical tone, usu. in the bass, that is sustained while the other parts progress through harmonic changes. |
pedal pushers |
calf-length pants worn by women or girls. |
pedal steel |
an electrified steel guitar mounted on legs and equipped with pedals that provide added modulations of pitch. |
pedant |
one who makes an excessive or offensive display of learnedness. [2 definitions] |
pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
pedate |
having or resembling a foot or feet. |