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Baskervillean

Baskervillean adjective: characteristic of a fearsome, diabolical dog.

Adjective

Baskervillean (comparative more Baskervillean, superlative most Baskervillean)

  1. Characteristic of a fearsome, diabolical dog.
    • I entered and rang the bell, which was answered first by a Baskervillean baying, and in due course by Mrs Healey herself.2015, Ceri Houlbrook, Natalie Armitage, The Materiality of Magic: An artifactual investigation into ritual practices and popular beliefs

Forms of Baskervillean

comparativemore Baskervillean
superlativemost Baskervillean
alternative formBaskervillian

Origin of Baskervillean

From Baskerville + -an, in reference to Arthur Conan Doyle's crime novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (published 1901-1902).

Questions about Baskervillean

What does Baskervillean mean?
Baskervillean means characteristic of a fearsome, diabolical dog.
What part of speech is Baskervillean?
Baskervillean is an adjective.

Words near Baskervillean in the dictionary

  1. basker
  2. baskers
  3. Baskervill
  4. Baskerville
  5. Baskerville effect
  6. Baskervillean
  7. Baskervillian
  8. basket
  9. basket bush
  10. basket case
  11. basket cases

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