English Explanatory Dictionary

Twistian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Oliver Twist (from the 1838 novel by Charles Dickens), a mistreated orphan who scandalizes the workhouse by daring to ask for more food.

Word forms

Twistian more Twistian most Twistian

Etymology

From Twist + -ian.

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