Definition of picaresque

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  • picaresque is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 23
  • picaresque is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 23
  • picaresque is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 26

Definition of picaresque

  • involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction (adjective)

    Examples

    1. picaresque novels
    2. waifs of the picaresque tradition
    3. a picaresque hero

See definition of picaresque in Merriam Webster