Usually means: Fictional archenemy of Sherlock Holmes.
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  1. Moriarty: Wordnik
  2. Moriarty: Wiktionary
  3. Moriarty (band), Moriarty (name), Moriarty (novel), Moriarty: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Moriarty: Rhymezone

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  1. moriarty: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Moriarty: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Moriarty)

▸ noun:  A surname from Irish.
▸ noun:  Professor James Moriarty, fictional archenemy and nemesis of Sherlock Holmes; by extension any such archenemy or nemesis.
▸ noun:  A city in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.
▸ noun:  A locality in Latrobe council area, Tasmania, Australia.

Similar:
moor, Moran, Moores, Moroney, Moylan, Murley, McCoyd, Molloy, McCarty, morris, more...

Opposite:
Holmes, hero, protagonist, good guy

Types:
nemesis, arch-enemy, foe, rival, more...

Phrases:
Professor Moriarty, dean moriarty, Cathy Moriarty, Liane Moriarty, Michael Moriarty, more...

Adjectives:
late, old, evil, sinead, poor, illustrious, criminal, young, infamous, strange, present



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Similar:
moor, Moran, Moores, Moroney, Moylan, Murley, McCoyd, Molloy, McCarty, morris, more...

Opposite:
Holmes, hero, protagonist, good guy

Types:
nemesis, arch-enemy, foe, rival, more...

Phrases:
Professor Moriarty, dean moriarty, Cathy Moriarty, Liane Moriarty, Michael Moriarty, Erin Moriarty, Lee Moriarty, Professor Moriarty in other media, Jaclyn Moriarty, Mary Moriarty, James F. Moriarty, more...

Adjectives:
late, old, evil, sinead, poor, illustrious, criminal, young, infamous, strange, present



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