Sherlockish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

    "Curt chuckled. "You sound so important and Sherlockish! […]"

Synonyms

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holmesishholmesishholmesysherlock holmesishsherlock holmesquesherlock holmesy

Example

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"Curt chuckled. "You sound so important and Sherlockish! […]"

Etymology

From Sherlock + -ish.

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