Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micawberesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-caw-beresque
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Upbeat and optimistic in the face of seemingly hopeless circumstances.

Example Sentences

"No one was more Micawberesque than Candide."
"It would be merely feckless to frame American choices about China on the Micawberesque hope that something will turn up, or that China will turn down."
"Within the Murdstone and Grinby period, for all its miseries, David on occasion shows glimpses of a Micawberesque sprightliness - notably when he goes to order himself a celebratory glass of the best ale: '...just draw me a glass of the Genuine Stunning, if you please, with a good head to it'."

Etymology

From Micawber + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Micawber

Inflected Forms

more Micawberesque (comparative) most Micawberesque (superlative)

Synonyms

Micawberish Micawber-like Micawberly

Questions

What does micawberesque mean?: Upbeat and optimistic in the face of seemingly hopeless circumstances.
Where does micawberesque come from?: From Micawber + -esque.

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