Huxleian

American  

[huhks-lee-uhn, huhks-lee-uhn] / ˈhʌks li ən, hʌksˈli ən /

Or Huxleyan

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.

2. of or relating to Thomas Henry Huxley, his biological work, or his writings.

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Etymology

Origin of Huxleian

First recorded in 1885–90; Huxley + -an

Example Sentences

To herald this girl as a test-tube baby only perpetuates the myth that we are entering a Huxleian world of callous indifference to childbirth and motherhood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the particular Huxleian doctrine which we are considering, the two moieties are absolutely irreconcileable; so that on the assumption that either moiety were true, the truth of that moiety would be decisive against the other.

From Project Gutenberg

But this rational soul is a very needless appendage to either the Cartesian or the Huxleian system, wherein, if its post be not a literal sinecure, there is, at any rate, little or nothing for it to do which might not quite as well be done without it.

From Project Gutenberg

There is an occasional dig into the Huxleian anatomy, given with all the politeness of a Louis-the-Fifteenthian "M.A.," otherwise Ma�tre d'Armes, and a passing reference to "The People's WILLIAM" and the carrying out of the People's will—which is quite another affair,—all, to quote Sir PETER, "vastly entertaining."

From Project Gutenberg

The indubitable and incontestable result of this comparative-anatomical study, conducted with the greatest care and impartiality, was the pithecometra-principle, which we have called the Huxleian law in honour of its formulator—namely, that the differences in organisation between man and the most advanced apes we know are much slighter than the corresponding differences in organisation between the higher and lower apes.

From Project Gutenberg