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Sherlockesque

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

Adjective

Sherlockesque (comparative more Sherlockesque, superlative most Sherlockesque)

  1. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
    • An heirloom from Matthew's student days, the monocle was my long-time, trusted companion. It was heavy and substantial; I was quite fond of the Sherlockesque air it gave me.2011, Derbhile Dromey, The Pink Cage, Dunboyne, Co. Meath: Book Republic, →ISBN, page 9
    • ‘Yes,’ I croaked, momentarily thrown by the sparkling azure eyes, deep tan, sun-bleached hair and Sherlockesque powers of deduction.2017, Heidi Swain, Coming Home to Cuckoo Cottage, London: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 102

Forms of Sherlockesque

comparativemore Sherlockesque
superlativemost Sherlockesque

Origin of Sherlockesque

From Sherlock + -esque.

Questions about Sherlockesque

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

Words near Sherlockesque in the dictionary

  1. Sherlock Holmesiana
  2. Sherlock Holmesish
  3. Sherlock Holmesque
  4. Sherlock Holmesy
  5. sherlocked
  6. Sherlockesque
  7. Sherlockian
  8. Sherlockiana
  9. Sherlockians
  10. sherlocking
  11. Sherlockish

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