Sherlockish

comparative more Sherlockish · superlative most Sherlockish

1. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

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

   1938 March 11, Sophie Kerr, “There's Only One”, in The Massena Observer, page 4

   2 more examples

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

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

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

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

   Synonyms: Holmesish, Sherlocky, Sherlock Holmesque, Sherlock Holmesish, Sherlock Holmesy