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Sherlockish
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English
Etymology
From en Sherlock ish.
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
en Sophie Kerr There's Only One http://news.nnyln.net/massena-observer/massena-observer-1937-september-1938-april/massena-observer-1937-september-1938-april%20-%200510.pdf The Massena Observer 11 March 1938 4 Curt chuckled. "You sound so important and Sherlockish!
en 12 June 2001 thurmans Re: Bye Bye Black Sheep - Chapter 9 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.fan.travis-mcgee/MfJh3qHrBfc/7nzOztBitAcJ alt.fan.travis-mcgee It's starting to come together nicely, and Meyer's character is starting to ring truer, although perhaps a bit to Sherlockish.
en 20 July 2007 Vladimir Makarenko Re: Kreml Sends 80 Year-old Bombers To Scare UK https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/soc.culture.baltics/uGqgeA_vFjQ/wACN9HJHpIIJ soc.culture.baltics Or another attempt on Berezovsky's life stopped by sherlockish Scotland Yard.
Synonyms
en Holmesish, en Sherlocky, en Sherlock Holmesque, en Sherlock Holmesish, en Sherlock Holmesy
See also
en Watsonish
en eponyms
en Sherlock Holmes