- of, relating to, or characteristic of Mr. Pickwick, central character of The Pickwick Papers.
- (of the use or interpretation of an expression) intentionally or unintentionally odd or unusual.
- (of words or ideas) meant or understood in a sense different from the apparent or usual one.
- of, relating to, or resembling Mr Pickwick in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers, esp in being naive or benevolent
- (of the use or meaning of a word, etc) odd or unusual
