"Poirotesque" meaning in All languages combined

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          "text": "Photographs of Murif on the journey show him looking somewhat Hercule Poirotesque, with a neatly trimmed beard and moustache and wearing a homburg hat. The rest of his attire was designed purely for comfort, […]",
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