Poirotesque
Poirotesque adjective: reminiscent of Hercule Poirot, a fictional Belgian detective in the works of Agatha Christie, known for his finicky neatness and for assembling suspects at the conclusion of a case to explain what happened and who committed the crime.
Adjective
Poirotesque (comparative more Poirotesque, superlative most Poirotesque)
- Reminiscent of Hercule Poirot, a fictional Belgian detective in the works of Agatha Christie, known for his finicky neatness and for assembling suspects at the conclusion of a case to explain what happened and who committed the crime.
- Even more stimulating is the sleuth-like pursuit of clues in Ovid culminating in a Poirotesque gathering of all threads in a final denouement […]1990, JACT Review, page 29
- The tabloids played on the drama and gave it a Poirotesque twist, of deep plots being hatched in space to do away with troublesome officers.2000, Sam Mangat, The Homestead: The Great Space Mutiny, page 254
Examples of Poirotesque in a sentence
- While generally restraining himself from the Poirotesque habit of assembling rooms full of suspects to heighten the sense of theatre at the denouement of a case, he would occasionally milk a scene.2009, Daniel Smith, The Sherlock Holmes Companion: An Elementary Guide, page 27:
- Photographs of Murif on the journey show him looking somewhat Hercule Poirotesque, with a neatly trimmed beard and moustache and wearing a homburg hat.2012, Warren Brown, Francis Birtles:
Forms of Poirotesque
| comparative | more Poirotesque |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Poirotesque |
Origin of Poirotesque
From Poirot + -esque.
Questions about Poirotesque
- What does Poirotesque mean?
- Poirotesque means reminiscent of Hercule Poirot, a fictional Belgian detective in the works of Agatha Christie, known for his finicky neatness and for assembling suspects at the conclusion of a case to explain what happened and who committed the crime.
- How do you use Poirotesque in a sentence?
- While generally restraining himself from the Poirotesque habit of assembling rooms full of suspects to heighten the sense of theatre at the denouement of a case, he would occasionally milk a scene.
- What part of speech is Poirotesque?
- Poirotesque is an adjective.
Words near Poirotesque in the dictionary
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