Meanings
comparative more Cumberbatchian · superlative most Cumberbatchian
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of English actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
Alan Turing in The Imitation Game may be the actor’s oddest, fullest, most Cumberbatchian character yet.
2014 November 20, Richard Corliss, “Review: The Imitation Game: Dancing With Dr. Strange”, in Time2 more examples
Sherlock-the-character has a fanatic following, with fans who debate every Cumberbatchian movement and every plot twist with the fervor of grassy-knoll conspiracy buffs.
2014 March 7, Karim Sadli, “The Case of the Accidental Superstar”, in T: The New York Times Style Magazine(Under the name wordstrings, she also writes stories in which the Cumberbatchian Holmes experiences vivid synesthesia and other intense internal effects, some obviously due to diagnosable psychiatric disorders.)
2015, Zach Dundas, The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, pages 262–263
Origin
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