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形容詞

Hammettesque (comparative more Hammettesque, superlative most Hammettesque)

1. Reminiscent of the works of Dashiel Hammett.
   • 1988 December 11, Georgia Cotrell, “A Lezbeen Sam Spade”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 8:

     Wings' handling of the standard-issue Hammettesque equipment (Emma gets slipped a Mickey; she gets bonked on the back of the head; she even gets to tell the murderer at the end of the story, "I'm sending you over, sweetheart," just like Sam to Bridget in The Maltese Falcon) is light, fast, and witty enough to allow even inveterate non-readers of mysteries like myself to stay tuned.