Holmesianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhəʊmzɪən/, U.S.

/ˈhoʊ(l)mziən/

Etymology: < Sherlock Holmes, name of the amateur detective who is the chief figure in the detective stories of A. Conan Doyle (1859–1931) + -ian suffix.

A. adj.

Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of Sherlock Holmes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [adjective] > relating to private detection

Pinkerton1874

Pinkertonian1886

Holmesian1929

private eye1946

Sherlock Holmesian1958

Sherlockian1959

1929 ‘G. Daviot’ Man in Queue vi. 62 Grant disclaimed any such Holmesian qualities.

1934 J. Carter New Paths in Bk. Collecting 34 Mr. Desmond MacCarthy is a prominent Holmesian scholar.

1940 E. C. Bentley Those Days ix. 250 If the nature of the detective-story, as of other things, is to be found in its complete development, that was the Holmesian saga.

1947 C. Waugh Comics iii. 40 Hawkshaw's part is to uncover such fiendish plots with the aid of magnifying glass, pipe and Holmesian costume.

1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Apr. 391/1 The great Holmesian game trundles along with unabated vigour.

B. n.

A devotee of Sherlock Holmes.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature > devotee of

Holmesian1958

hobbitomane1962

1958 Times 19 Feb. 10/4 In the belief no Holmesian had previously done so.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	holmesian
释义	Holmesianadj.n. Brit. /ˈhəʊmzɪən/, U.S. /ˈhoʊ(l)mziən/ Etymology: < Sherlock Holmes, name of the amateur detective who is the chief figure in the detective stories of A. Conan Doyle (1859–1931) + -ian suffix. A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of Sherlock Holmes. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [adjective] > relating to private detection Pinkerton1874 Pinkertonian1886 Holmesian1929 private eye1946 Sherlock Holmesian1958 Sherlockian1959 1929 ‘G. Daviot’ Man in Queue vi. 62 Grant disclaimed any such Holmesian qualities. 1934 J. Carter New Paths in Bk. Collecting 34 Mr. Desmond MacCarthy is a prominent Holmesian scholar. 1940 E. C. Bentley Those Days ix. 250 If the nature of the detective-story, as of other things, is to be found in its complete development, that was the Holmesian saga. 1947 C. Waugh Comics iii. 40 Hawkshaw's part is to uncover such fiendish plots with the aid of magnifying glass, pipe and Holmesian costume. 1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Apr. 391/1 The great Holmesian game trundles along with unabated vigour. B. n. A devotee of Sherlock Holmes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature > devotee of Holmesian1958 hobbitomane1962 1958 Times 19 Feb. 10/4 In the belief no Holmesian had previously done so. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1929
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