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pecksniffery

NOUN
cant
Synonyms
STRONG
deceit dishonesty humbug hypocrisy insincerity pomposity pretense pretentiousness sanctimoniousness sanctimony show
WEAK
affected piety hypocriticalness lip service pharisaicalness pious platitudes sham holiness
Antonyms
STRONG
frankness honesty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
WEAK
standard

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As a matter of fact, there have been intermittent rebellions against the prevailing pecksniffery and sentimentality ever since the days of Irving and Hawthorne.

From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)