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Dickensian
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adjective
of Charles Dickens or his works
squalid and poverty-stricken
working conditions were truly Dickensian
characterized by jollity and conviviality
a Dickensian scene round the Christmas tree
grotesquely comic, as some of the characters of Dickens
Example Sentences
Yes, Dickinson has gone 21st-century Dickensian; Mike pesters people for ketamine, vodka and spare change like Oliver Twist begged for porridge.
In Dickensian fashion, Pitkin is told to “go out into the world and find your way for America takes care of the honest and the industrious.â€
He gained enemies along the way but also followers who cast him as a Dickensian hero willing to fight for the neediest.
They say some of them do not even make minimum wage, their work conditions are Dickensian and that they are overburdened by complaints from litigation-happy patients.
Quinn’s television credits include “Dickensian,†“Game of Thrones,†“Howards End†and “Catherine the Great.â€
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