Sherlock Holmesy

English

Etymology

From Sherlock Holmes +‎ -y.

Adjective

Sherlock Holmesy (comparative more Sherlock Holmesy, superlative most Sherlock Holmesy)

1. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
   • 1951, Roland Pertwee, The River God‎^[1], page 7:

     And he wore a Sherlock Holmesy kind of cap with a swarm of salmon flies upon it, that to my boyish fancy was more splendid than a crown.

   • 2004, Graham Masterton, The Devil in Gray, Leisure Books, →ISBN, page 225:

     "Don't try to get all Sherlock Holmesy on me, Hicks. Sherlock Holmes wasn't always right. […]

   • 2006, T. Lipshitz, Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes‎^[2], Dutton, →ISBN:

     I dont^[sic] know, he says, all Sherlock Holmesy in a cloud of smoke.

Synonyms

• Holmesish, Sherlockish, Sherlocky, Sherlock Holmesque, Sherlock Holmesish

See also

• Watsonish