Micawberly , adj :
Synonym of Micawberesque (“upbeat and optimistic in the face of seemingly hopeless circumstances”) The word is derived from the character Wilkins Micawber from the English author Charles Dickens’ work David Copperfield, the first monthly instalment of which was published this month in 1849.
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