Sherlockian
Keen analytical detective
Sherlockian describes anything relating to Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, or to the methods associated with him.
A Sherlockian deduction involves careful observation of small details to reach surprising conclusions.
As a noun, a Sherlockian is a devoted fan or scholar of the Holmes stories: The Sherlockians gathered for their annual symposium.
Fictional London investigator
- WatsonCommon English surname
- MycroftElder brother, greater mind
- BaskervillesDoomed aristocratic clan
- DoyleGaelic-origin family name
Moriarty · deerstalker · pipe · violin · cocaine · disguise · telegram · tantalus
Distort someone's reality
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- LondonEngland's capital city
- hansomHorse-drawn hired carriage
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
telegram · dock · gentleman · Bradshaw · sovereign · shilling
Relating to famous detective methods
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- collectorOne who gathers items
- societyOrganized communal human existence
scion · chronology · scholarship · pastiche · canon · annotated · investiture · weekend
Andalusian city with Moorish palace
- BenedictMale name, blessed
- FreemanName denoting unfettered status
- BasilMale name meaning royal
- DowneyDetergent brand or city
Cumberbatch · Rathbone · Elementary · BBC · pastiche · reinterpretation · Gillette · modernization
Holmes
Fictional London investigator
- WatsonCommon English surname
- MycroftElder brother, greater mind
- BaskervillesDoomed aristocratic clan
Moriarty · Doyle · deerstalker · pipe · violin · cocaine · disguise · telegram · tantalus · commonplace-book
gaslight
Distort someone's reality
cobblestone · telegram · dock · gentleman · Bradshaw · sovereign · shilling
Holmesian
Relating to famous detective methods
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- collectorOne who gathers items
society · scion · chronology · scholarship · pastiche · canon · annotated · investiture · weekend · symposium
Granada
Andalusian city with Moorish palace
Cumberbatch · Rathbone · Downey · Elementary · BBC · pastiche · reinterpretation · Gillette · modernization · Miller
observation
Attentive watching or remark
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- methodOrderly way of doing
analysis · logic · clue · evidence · detail · footprint · typewriter · handwriting · calluses · conclusion
- Sherlock HolmesWatson, Baker Street, Moriarty, Mrs. Hudson, consulting detective
- fansfan, sports fan, superfan, superfans, die-hard fan
Sherlockianoblivious
Lacking any awareness
unobservant · bumbling · illogical · obtuse · clueless
Sherlockianoblivious
Lacking any awareness
unobservant · inattentive · unseeing · imperceptive · blind