Sherlockish

English

Etymology

Sherlock +‎ -ish

Adjective

Sherlockish (comparative more Sherlockish, superlative most Sherlockish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
   • 1938 March 11, Sophie Kerr, “There's Only One”, in The Massena Observer, page 4:

     Curt chuckled. "You sound so important and Sherlockish! […]

   • 2001 June 12, thurmans, “Re: Bye Bye Black Sheep - Chapter 9”, in alt.fan.travis-mcgee‎^[1] (Usenet):

     It's starting to come together nicely, and Meyer's character is starting to ring truer, although perhaps a bit to^[sic] Sherlockish.

   • 2007 July 20, Vladimir Makarenko, “Re: Kreml Sends 80 Year-old Bombers To Scare UK”, in soc.culture.baltics‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Or another attempt on Berezovsky's life stopped by sherlockish Scotland Yard.

Synonyms

• Holmesish, Sherlocky, Sherlock Holmesque, Sherlock Holmesish, Sherlock Holmesy

See also

• Watsonish