Meaning of Poirotesque | Babel Free

Definitions

Reminiscent of Hercule Poirot, a fictional Belgian detective in the works of Agatha Christie, known for his finicky neatness and for assembling suspects at the conclusion of a case to explain what happened and who committed the crime.

Examples

“Even more stimulating is the sleuth-like pursuit of clues in Ovid culminating in a Poirotesque gathering of all threads in a final denouement […]”

“The tabloids played on the drama and gave it a Poirotesque twist⟳, of deep plots being hatched in space to do away with troublesome officers.”

“While generally restraining himself from the Poirotesque habit of assembling rooms full of suspects to heighten the sense⟳ of theatre at the denouement of a case, he would occasionally milk a scene.”

“Photographs of Murif on the journey show⟳ him looking somewhat Hercule Poirotesque, with a neatly trimmed beard and moustache and wearing a homburg hat. The rest⟳ of his attire was designed purely for comfort, […]”

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