Dickensian

 [dik-inz]  

Dick·ens

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noun
Charles (John Huf·fam),  [huhf-uhm] , (“Boz”), 1812–70, English novelist.
Related forms
Dick·en·si·an  [dih-ken-zee-uhn] , adjective
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Dickensian (dɪˈkɛnzɪən)
 
—adj
1.  of Charles Dickens or his works
2.  resembling or suggestive of conditions described in Dickens' novels, esp
 a.  squalid and poverty-stricken: working conditions were truly Dickensian
 b.  characterized by jollity and conviviality: a Dickensian scene round the Christmas tree
3.  grotesquely comic, as some of the characters of Dickens

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