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Baskervillean
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English
Alternative forms
Baskervillian
Etymology
From en Baskerville an, in reference to Arthur Conan Doyle's crime novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (published 1901-1902).
Adjective
Characteristic of a fearsome, diabolical dog.
en 2015 Ceri Houlbrook; Natalie Armitage The Materiality of Magic: An artifactual investigation into ritual practices and popular beliefs I entered and rang the bell, which was answered first by a Baskervillean baying, and in due course by Mrs Healey herself.
en eponyms
en Sherlock Holmes