Mi|caw|ber

Mi|caw|ber
Mi|caw|ber «muh K buhr», noun.
1. Wilkins, an optimistic character in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, who is seldom able to pay his bills and is always expecting “that something will turn up.”
2. any person resembling Micawber in character or habits.

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  • 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

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