dr. watson-ish
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of Dr. Watsonish.
Example Sentences
- "A British Secret Service agent, with his courageous wife and Dr. Watson-ish chum, are the outstanding figures of Mr. Neville Brand’s story, “The Winning Trick” (Lane)."
- "Robert Montgomery as a European prince turned detective was inevitably the most gentlemanly of all sleuths; with Louis Hayward and, in a Dr. Watson-ish role, Frank Morgan."
- "A dear friend, A. J. Jaeger of Novello’s, the music publishers, is welcomed—Desmond Doyle at his most Dr. Watson-ish."
- "Richard Wood is a pompous Dr. Watson-ish Ernest."
- "It involves a Sherlock Holmes-like rodent who relies on a Dr. Watson-ish partner in trying to solve crimes in Victorian-era London."
- "Bristly tweeds and Dr. Watson-ish waistcoats slung with chains heavy enough to pull the Queen Mary to port—it all fits the steampunk aesthetic."
Inflected Forms
more Dr. Watson-ish (comparative)
most Dr. Watson-ish (superlative)