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Dr. Watson-ish

Dr. Watson-ish is the alternative form of Dr. Watsonish.

Meaning of Dr. Watsonish

Adjective

Dr. Watsonish (comparative more Dr. Watsonish, superlative most Dr. Watsonish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
    • “How on earth could you tell it was his?” asked a Dr. Watsonish-kind of clerk with as much awe as if he were addressing Sherlock Holmes himself.1908 May 24, “The Englishman’s Umbrella”, in The New York Times, volume LVII, number 18,383, New York, N.Y., part five, page 5, column 1
    Synonyms:
    Watsonian, Watsonish

Forms of Dr. Watson-ish

comparativemore Dr. Watson-ish
superlativemost Dr. Watson-ish

Questions about Dr. Watson-ish

What is Dr. Watson-ish the alternative form of?
Dr. Watson-ish is the alternative form of Dr. Watsonish.

Words near Dr. Watson-ish in the dictionary

  1. Dr. Peppers
  2. Dr. Strangelove
  3. Dr. Strangelove syndrome
  4. Dr. Strangeloves
  5. Dr. Watson
  6. Dr. Watson-ish
  7. Dr. Watsonish
  8. dr. wt.
  9. Dr.DES.
  10. Dr.Sc.
  11. DRA

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