Might mean (unverified): Resembling methods used by detectives.
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  1. detectivelike: Merriam-Webster
  2. detectivelike: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (detectivelike)

▸ adjective:  Resembling or characteristic of a detective.

Similar:
sleuthlike, Sherlockish, Sherlocky, spylike, Sherlock Holmesish, Sherlock Holmesque, Sherlock Holmesy, policemanlike, Holmesy, Holmesish, more...

Opposite:
undetectable, unobservant, unperceptive

Types:
inquisitive, investigative, observant, perceptive, prying, curious, more...

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Similar:
sleuthlike, Sherlockish, Sherlocky, spylike, Sherlock Holmesish, Sherlock Holmesque, Sherlock Holmesy, policemanlike, Holmesy, Holmesish, more...

Opposite:
undetectable, unobservant, unperceptive

Types:
inquisitive, investigative, observant, perceptive, prying, curious, more...



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