dickens

English Thesaurus

1. a word used in exclamations of confusion (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	exclaiming, exclamation,
definition	:	an abrupt excited utterance (noun.communication)

2. English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	author, writer,
definition	:	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person)

derivation	:	dickensian,
definition	:	of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions) (adj.pert)

derivation	:	dickensian,
definition	:	of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions) (adj.pert)