Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sherlockish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sher-lock-ish
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

Example Sentences

"Curt chuckled. "You sound so important and Sherlockish! […]"
"It's starting to come together nicely, and Meyer's character is starting to ring truer, although perhaps a bit to^([sic]) Sherlockish."
"Or another attempt on Berezovsky's life stopped by sherlockish Scotland Yard."

Etymology

From Sherlock + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Sherlock

Inflected Forms

more Sherlockish (comparative) most Sherlockish (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Watsonish

Synonyms

Holmesish Sherlocky Sherlock Holmesque Sherlock Holmesish Sherlock Holmesy

Questions

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

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