Sherlock Holmesish

English

Etymology

Sherlock Holmes +‎ -ish

Adjective

Sherlock Holmesish (comparative more Sherlock Holmesish, superlative most Sherlock Holmesish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
   • 1959, Emilie Loring, With This Ring, Bantam (1959), page 41:

     "When I found the letters with a name which matched the initials I felt very Sherlock Holmesish. […]

   • 1976, Betty Beaty, Love and the Kentish Maid, Harlequin (1976), →ISBN, page 131:

     Sir Berkeley stroked his beard and looked Sherlock Holmesish.

   • 2011, Delia Rosen, One Foot in the Gravy, Kensington Books (2011), →ISBN, page 16:

     […] the mystery bash's hostess sported a pearl necklace with an appropriately Sherlock Holmesish magnifying glass pendant, […]

Synonyms

• Holmesish, Sherlockish, Sherlocky, Sherlock Holmesy

See also

• Watsonish