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- adjective Of or pertaining to
Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.
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Examples
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He could have easily handled both the Sherlock Holmesian brilliance and the smooth David Niven-esque charm necessary to stealing Emily Mortimer's affections away from Clouseau.
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Dorothy L Sayers understood the rules of the Holmesian game when she remarked that "it must be played as solemnly as a county cricket match at Lord's: the slightest touch of extravagance or burlesque ruins the atmosphere".
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He could have easily handled both the Sherlock Holmesian brilliance and the smooth David Niven-esque charm necessary to stealing Emily Mortimer's affections away from Clouseau.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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Anthony Horowitz is not, of course, the first to add to the Holmesian canon – the 56 short cases and four novels first collected together and published as The Complete Sherlock Holmes in 1930.
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He was also known for his Holmesian powers of observation.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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Today, many Holmesian fan groups still meet, including the long-established Baker Street Irregulars in New York and the Sherlock Holmes Society in London.
100 Greatest Fictional Characters #5: Sherlock Holmes | Fandomania 2009
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He was also known for his Holmesian powers of observation.
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The other 27 represent a fantastic sampling of Holmesian work from literary luminaries including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Anne Perry, and Sharyn McCrumb.
Book Review: The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Fandomania 2010
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Tonight's is one such plot and so Sherlock Holmesian: a murder-and-missing-person case on the heavily guarded compound of a wealthy family. —
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