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Holmesish

Holmesish adjective: resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

Adjective

Holmesish (comparative more Holmesish, superlative most Holmesish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
    • But can they have accepted Edmund Wilson's verdict that all detective fiction is only Holmesish imitation, and elected to go back to Square One?1964, Books and Bookmen, volume 10, page 71
    • The environmental dimensions of energy production and consumption are, in fact, rarely out of the news — although one sometimes needs a Holmesish dedication to ferret out the evidence.1978 June 1, John Elkington, “Fuelling the EIA flame”, in New Scientist

Synonyms of Holmesish

Forms of Holmesish

comparativemore Holmesish
superlativemost Holmesish

Origin of Holmesish

From Holmes + -ish.

Phrases with Holmesish

Questions about Holmesish

What does Holmesish mean?
Holmesish means resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
What part of speech is Holmesish?
Holmesish is an adjective.

Words near Holmesish in the dictionary

  1. Holmes-Rahe scale
  2. Holmesfield
  3. Holmesian
  4. Holmesiana
  5. Holmesians
  6. Holmesish
  7. Holmesville
  8. Holmesy
  9. Holmethorpe
  10. Holmewood
  11. Holmfield

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