English

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, 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 (2004), ISBN 9780843953619, page 225:

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

   • 2006, T. ****, **** Six, or Two Angry Blondes, Dutton (2006), ISBN 9781101213377, unnumbered page:

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

Synonyms

• Holmesish, Sherlockish, Sherlocky, Sherlock Holmesish

See also

• Watsonish