Huxleian

or Hux·ley·an

[ huhks-lee-uhn, huhks-lee-uhn ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huxleian¹

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

A Huxleian world in which sexual indulgence has resulted in a "genitocracy" is suddenly cooled off by Nosex, a drug that turns lovemaking into drudgery.

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