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Meaning of Sherlock Holmesy | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

Examples

“And he wore a Sherlock Holmesy kind of cap with a swarm of salmon flies upon it, that to my boyish fancy was more splendid than a crown.”
“"Don't try to get all Sherlock Holmesy on me, Hicks. Sherlock Holmes wasn't always right. […]”
“I dont^([sic]) know, he says, all Sherlock Holmesy in a cloud of smoke.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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