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Dickensian
/ 诲瑟藞办蓻苍锄瑟蓹苍 /
adjective
- of Charles Dickens or his works
- resembling or suggestive of conditions described in Dickens' novels, esp
- 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
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鈥檚 television credits include 鈥淒ickensian,鈥 鈥淕ame of Thrones,鈥 鈥淗owards End鈥 and 鈥淐atherine the Great.鈥
With the death of the wage-earning father, the family struggled in true 19th century Dickensian fashion.
Staff clearly loved creating dioramas of Dickensian delight with Department 56 buildings and figurines.
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