There is an occasional dig into the Huxleian anatomy, given with all the politeness of a Louis-the-Fifteenthian. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 16, 1892] Reference
Until recently, the Huxleian nightmare seemed a more distant prospect …. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
Darwin–I’m assuming we’re talking Charles Darwin–was skeptical by 1839 and had almost certainly renounced what was left of his religious faith and was an agnostic in the Huxleian sense after 1851, the year his 10-year-old daughter died. From Wordnik.com. [Your Creation Museum Report « Whatever] Reference
This was Rolleston's practice; but it may be noted that Professor Ray Lankester has always maintained and further developed "the original Huxleian plan of beginning with the same microscopic forms" as being a most important philosophic improvement on Rolleston's plan, and giving, he considers, "the truer. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2] Reference
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