Holmesian

adjective Holmes·ian \ˈhōm-zē-ən also ˈhōlm-\

Definition of HOLMESIAN

: of, characteristic of, or suggestive of the detective Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

First Known Use: 1929

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