0 relating to or similar to something described in the books of the 19th-century English writer Charles Dickens, especially living or working conditions that are below an acceptable standard -- (尤指恶劣的生活或工作条件)狄更斯笔下的,像狄更斯所描述的
The bathrooms in this hotel are positively Dickensian - no hot water and grime everywhere. 这家旅馆的浴室简直就像狄更斯书中的那样——不仅没有热水而且到处都是污垢。