Which of these eponyms, derived from the name of a character created by Charles Dickens, is not correctly matched with its definition?
- Scrooge - a stingy, miserly person
- Pickwickian - haughty, conceited
- Gradgrind - a person interested only in cold facts
- Fagin - an adult who instructs children in crime
Answer
The correct answer is B) Pickwickian - haughty, conceited.
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