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Dr. Watsonish

Dr. Watsonish adjective: resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.

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
    • To a cottage by the sea come a famous English detective and his very Dr. Watson[-]ish friend.1929 June 23, “The Weekly Review—A Page About Books”, in Donald Davidson, editor, The Knoxville Sunday Journal, volume 5, number 48, Knoxville, Tenn.
    Synonyms:
    Watsonian, Watsonish

Synonyms of Dr. Watsonish

Forms of Dr. Watsonish

comparativemore Dr. Watsonish
superlativemost Dr. Watsonish
alternative formDoctor Watsonish
alternative formDr. Watson-ish
alternative formDr Watsonish

Origin of Dr. Watsonish

From Dr. Watson + -ish.

Questions about Dr. Watsonish

What does Dr. Watsonish mean?
Dr. Watsonish means resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
What part of speech is Dr. Watsonish?
Dr. Watsonish is an adjective.

Words near Dr. Watsonish in the dictionary

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

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