Pickwickian

adjective

Pick·​wick·​ian (ˌ)pik-ˈwi-kē-ən 

1

: marked by simplicity and generosity

2

: intended or taken in a sense other than the obvious or literal one

Word History

Etymology

Samuel Pickwick, character in the novel Pickwick Papers (1836–37) by Charles Dickens

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1