Word: Faginesque
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: fa
gi
ne
sque
Definition: Resembling or characteristic of Fagin in Dickens' Oliver Twist (1838), a criminal who trains children as pickpockets.
Morphemes:
Affix: Fagin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who entices children into criminal activity, often teaching them how to conduct those crimes, and profits from their crimes in return for support.
Affix: -esque
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Resembling; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iscus
Language: la
Decoded: -iscus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives