Mi|caw´ber|ish|ly — Mi|caw|ber|ish «muh K buhr ihsh», adjective. characteristic of a Micawber; improvident but habitually optimistic: »For years, the nation s biggest city has followed a Micawberish routine of using reserves and loans to meet ever rising operating… … Useful english dictionary
Mi|caw|ber|ish — «muh K buhr ihsh», adjective. characteristic of a Micawber; improvident but habitually optimistic: »For years, the nation s biggest city has followed a Micawberish routine of using reserves and loans to meet ever rising operating costs (Time).… … Useful english dictionary
Mi|caw|ber|ism — «muh K buhr ihz uhm», noun. the quality or condition of being Micawberish: »My own fear is that the present Micawberism will leave us wide open…to a humiliating series of defeats (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
caw — caw·die; caw·quaw; ma·caw; mi·caw·ber; mi·caw·ber·ish; mi·caw·ber·ism; caw; … English syllables
micawber — mi·caw·ber … English syllables
mi — mi·ac·i·dae; mi·a·cis; mi·am·i·an; mi·a·na; mi·ang; mi·ao; mi·ao yao; mi·ar·gy·rite; mi·a·ro·lit·ic; mi·as; mi·as·ma; mi·as·mal; mi·as·mat·ic; mi·as·mic; mi·as·tor; mi·aul; mi·ca; mi·ca·ceous; Mi·car·ta; mi·caw·ber; mi·caw·ber·ish;… … English syllables
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
Micawber — Mi|caw|ber, Mr a character in the book David Copperfield (1849 50) by Charles ↑Dickens. Many people think that he is based on Dickens s own father. He is put in prison because he owes money and cannot pay it, but he is always happy and spends any … Dictionary of contemporary English
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
micawberish — mi·caw·ber·ish … English syllables