SINCE 1828
Sherlockian
adjective
Sher·lock·ian
Definition of Sherlockian
: of or resembling the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes especially in the exercise of unusual powers of deduction
solved the mystery with Sherlockian ease could almost see the Sherlockian glitter in the doctor's eyes— Philip Wheelwright
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