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Sherlock Holmesish
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English
Etymology
From en Sherlock Holmes ish.
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
en 1959 Emilie Loring With This Ring http://books.google.com/books?id=8m_kRRp68XIC&q=%22Sherlock+holmesish%22 41 Bantam "When I found the letters with a name which matched the initials I felt very Sherlock Holmesish.
en 1976 Betty Beaty Love and the Kentish Maid http://books.google.com/books?id=_QENQ8ylfeUC&q=%22Sherlock+holmesish%22 131 Harlequin 1976 0373019416 Sir Berkeley stroked his beard and looked Sherlock Holmesish.
en 2011 Delia Rosen One Foot in the Gravy http://books.google.com/books?id=0kOePd_0UPsC&pg=PA16&dq=%22Sherlock+holmesish%22#v=onepage&q=%22Sherlock%20holmesish%22&f=false 16 Kensington Books 2011 9780758274151 the mystery bash's hostess sported a pearl necklace with an appropriately Sherlock Holmesish magnifying glass pendant,
Synonyms
en Holmesish, en Sherlockish, en Sherlocky, en Sherlock Holmesque, en Sherlock Holmesy
See also
en Watsonish
en eponyms
en Sherlock Holmes