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1. Relating to a genre of prose fiction that depicts the adventures of a roguish, but appealing hero, typically of low social class, who lives by their wits in a corrupt society.
2. Of or relating to a type of fiction dealing with the episodic adventures of a usually roguish protagonist
1. The picaresque novel 'Don Quixote' follows the wily escapades of a would-be knight and his loyal squire as they journey through Spain.
2. Tony Stark's picaresque lifestyle before becoming Iron Man was full of thrill-seeking adventures and witty banter.
3. Jack Sparrow, from 'Pirates of the Caribbean', is a classic example of a picaresque hero, charming and cunning in equal measure.
4. The movie 'Catch Me If You Can' narrates the picaresque tale of a young con artist cheating his way through life.