Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holmesish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: holme-sish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

Example Sentences

"But can they have accepted Edmund Wilson's verdict that all detective fiction is only Holmesish imitation, and elected to go back to Square One?"
"The environmental dimensions of energy production and consumption are, in fact, rarely out of the news — although one sometimes needs a Holmesish dedication to ferret out the evidence."
"One reply to this is to say that we should count "Holmes might not have been a detective" as true just in case each Holmesish individual has a counterpart that is not a detective."

Etymology

From Holmes + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Holmes

Inflected Forms

more Holmesish (comparative) most Holmesish (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Watsonish

Synonyms

Sherlockish Sherlocky Sherlock Holmesque Sherlock Holmesish Sherlock Holmesy

Questions

What does holmesish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Where does holmesish come from?: From Holmes + -ish.

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