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Dickensesque

Dickensesque adjective: characteristic of the writings of the English author Charles Dickens.

Adjective

Dickensesque (comparative more Dickensesque, superlative most Dickensesque)

  1. Characteristic of the writings of the English author Charles Dickens.
    Synonyms:
    Dickensian

Synonyms of Dickensesque

Forms of Dickensesque

comparativemore Dickensesque
superlativemost Dickensesque

Origin of Dickensesque

From Dickens + -esque.

Questions about Dickensesque

What does Dickensesque mean?
Dickensesque means characteristic of the writings of the English author Charles Dickens.
What part of speech is Dickensesque?
Dickensesque is an adjective.

Words near Dickensesque in the dictionary

  1. Dickel pickles
  2. Dicken
  3. dickens
  4. Dickens County
  5. Dickens Heath
  6. Dickensesque
  7. Dickensian
  8. Dickensiana
  9. Dickensianism
  10. Dickensianisms
  11. Dickensianly

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