Sherlock Holmesy
Sherlock Holmesy adjective: resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Adjective
Sherlock Holmesy (comparative more Sherlock Holmesy, superlative most Sherlock Holmesy)
- Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- And he wore a Sherlock Holmesy kind of cap with a swarm of salmon flies upon it, that to my boyish fancy was more splendid than a crown.1951, Roland Pertwee, The River God, page 7
- "Don't try to get all Sherlock Holmesy on me, Hicks. Sherlock Holmes wasn't always right. […]2004, Graham Masterton, The Devil in Gray, Leisure Books, →ISBN, page 225
- Synonyms:
- Holmesish, Sherlockish, Sherlocky, Sherlock Holmesque, Sherlock Holmesish
Synonyms of Sherlock Holmesy
Forms of Sherlock Holmesy
| comparative | more Sherlock Holmesy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Sherlock Holmesy |
Origin of Sherlock Holmesy
From Sherlock Holmes + -y.
Questions about Sherlock Holmesy
- What does Sherlock Holmesy mean?
- Sherlock Holmesy means resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- What part of speech is Sherlock Holmesy?
- Sherlock Holmesy is an adjective.
Words near Sherlock Holmesy in the dictionary
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