Sherlocky
Sherlocky adjective: resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Adjective
Sherlocky (comparative more Sherlocky, superlative most Sherlocky)
- Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- "Yes, now what was all that about? You were so damn Sherlocky yesterday all of a sudden. We'd been doing the thing together all the time, and you'd been telling me everything, and then suddenly you become very mysterious and private and talk enigmatically--is that the word?--about dentists and...1922, A. A. Milne, chapter XXII, in The Red House Mystery
- My nephew was reading a story, a tale of the Sherlocky sort; its pages were startling and gory, and blood was dispensed by the quart.1925 June 18, Walt Mason, “Rippling Rhymes”, in The Calgary Daily Herald
- Synonyms:
- Holmesish, Sherlockish, Sherlock Holmesish, Sherlock Holmesy
Examples of Sherlocky in a sentence
- You were so damn Sherlocky yesterday all of a sudden.1922, A. A. Milne, chapter XXII, in The Red House Mystery:
- […] We would have, if you weren't such a Sherlocky snoop.1967, Louisa R. Shotwell, Adam Bookout, The Viking Press, published 1967, page 236:
Synonyms of Sherlocky
Forms of Sherlocky
| comparative | more Sherlocky |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Sherlocky |
Origin of Sherlocky
From Sherlock + -y.
Questions about Sherlocky
- What does Sherlocky mean?
- Sherlocky means resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- How do you use Sherlocky in a sentence?
- You were so damn Sherlocky yesterday all of a sudden.
- What part of speech is Sherlocky?
- Sherlocky is an adjective.
Words near Sherlocky in the dictionary
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