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Dickensian

dic·ken·sian

UK/dɪˈkɛn.zɪ.ən/ US/dəˈkɛn.zi.ən/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)

Origin

From Dickens (the surname of Charles Dickens (1812-1870)) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives or nouns meaning ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’).

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