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Moriarty
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɔːɹiɑː(ɹ)ti/
Etymology 1
From en ga Ó Muircheartaigh descendant of Muircheartach, a name from ga muir sea + ga ceardaí craftsman.
Moriarty (name)
Proper noun
en Irish.
en city co/Torrance County s/New Mexico c/USA.
en locality carea/Latrobe s/Tasmania c/Australia.
Etymology 2
In reference to Professor James Moriarty, fictional archenemy and nemesis of Sherlock Holmes
Professor Moriarty
Alternative forms
Dr. Moriarty, Professor Moriarty
Noun
Moriartys
An archenemy or nemesis, especially a highly intelligent one.
en 1997 Martha Nochimson The passion of David Lynch: wild at heart in Hollywood The town of Twin Peaks, suddenly not energised by its mammary setting, is narrated as a large chess board on which the action is completely defined by the competing logic of Dale Cooper and his Moriarty-like nemesis, Windom Earle.
en terms derived from fiction eponyms
en Fictional characters