Pickwickian adjective 3noun 1forms 3 adjective3 •Of or relating to The Pickwick Papers, its storyline, or its characters (chiefly Samuel Pickwick himself).Calverley's test of Pickwickian scholarship has been followed by similar tests with which students of the Holmesian chronicles may put their knowledge of their hero's exploits to the proof. — 1960 •Arbitrary or meaningless (of the usage of a word or phrase).But let us defend the poor battered old language against those who use words in private Pickwickian senses of their own[…] — 1977 •Having, or relating to, Pickwickian syndrome.This pattern of EEG and respiratory changes has been observed during both diurnal and nocturnal sleep in Pickwickian patients. — 1975 noun1 •A person who has Pickwickian syndrome. formsPickwickians · more Pickwickian · most Pickwickian
