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Watsonish

Watsonish adjective: resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Adjective

Watsonish (comparative more Watsonish, superlative most Watsonish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
    • "You don't really want it explained," he said, smacking him on the knee; "you're just being Watsonish. It's very nice of you, of course, and I appreciate it."1922, A. A. Milne, chapter XI, in The Red House Mystery
    • I would have settled for a Watsonish role. I don't have to be the main character.1991, Kathryn Lasky, Double Trouble Squared, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, →ISBN, page 159

Synonyms of Watsonish

Forms of Watsonish

comparativemore Watsonish
superlativemost Watsonish

Origin of Watsonish

From Watson + -ish.

Phrases with Watsonish

Questions about Watsonish

What does Watsonish mean?
Watsonish means resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
What part of speech is Watsonish?
Watsonish is an adjective.

Words near Watsonish in the dictionary

  1. Watson-Crick model
  2. watsonia
  3. Watsonia North
  4. Watsonian
  5. watsonias
  6. Watsonish
  7. Watsons Bay
  8. Watsons Creek
  9. Watsonville
  10. watsu
  11. watt

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