"Faginesque" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Faginesque [comparative], most Faginesque [superlative]
Etymology: From Fagin + -esque. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Fagin|esque}} Fagin + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} Faginesque (comparative more Faginesque, superlative most Faginesque)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of Fagin in Dickens' Oliver Twist (1838), a criminal who trains children as pickpockets.
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