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Dickensian

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adjective

  1. of Charles Dickens or his works

    1. squalid and poverty-stricken

      working conditions were truly Dickensian

    2. characterized by jollity and conviviality

      a Dickensian scene round the Christmas tree

  2. grotesquely comic, as some of the characters of Dickens

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Yes, Dickinson has gone 21st-century Dickensian; Mike pesters people for ketamine, vodka and spare change like Oliver Twist begged for porridge.

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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€

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He gained enemies along the way but also followers who cast him as a Dickensian hero willing to fight for the neediest.

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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.

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Quinn’s television credits include “Dickensian,†“Game of Thrones,†“Howards End†and “Catherine the Great.â€

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