picaresque
/ˌpɪkəˈrɛsk/
adjective
- Relating to a type of fiction that follows the adventures of a clever but dishonest hero who lives by their wits.
- Many picaresque stories feature a hero who moves from one comic or dangerous situation to another.
- The novel is a picaresque tale of a young rogue traveling through 18th-century Spain.
- She enjoys picaresque novels because they are full of adventure and unexpected twists.
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