Watsonish

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Watsonish

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From Watson + -ish.

adjective more Watsonish · most Watsonish

Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories. "You don't really want it explained," he said, smacking him on the knee; "you're just being Watsonish. It's very nice of you, of course, and I appreciate it."
Similar: Dr. Watsonish, Watsonian

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@misc{watsonish_2026,
  title = {Watsonish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watsonish},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}