Of, relating to, or denoting a detective, esp. an officer or member of the detective agency formed by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. Esp. in Pinkerton dete…

of, relating to, or characteristic of Allan Pinkerton or his detective force.

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

Of or relating to private detectives. Of a novel, film, etc.: dealing with private detectives and their work.

= Sherlockian n. at Sherlock, n. derivatives.

relating to or characteristic of Sherlock Holmes; = Holmesian, adj.