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  • adjective Of or relating to the Howard family, an English aristocratic family that gave its name to the Howardian Hills in Yorkshire.

Etymologies

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Howard +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • These are particularly interesting as they denote a male-female partnership (and a writer with a Howardian tragic end, too)

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  • The location – on the edges of two designated areas of outstanding natural beauty, the Howardian Hills and the Yorkshire Wolds – is unbeatable.

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  • None of this makes any sense except to align the film with typical Ron Howardian sentimentalism and add minutes.

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  • My thesis also concludes that S&S as a distinct style of writing evaporates in the 1970s largely because of Dungeons & Dragons wielding the Howardian branch to the Tolkienian branch.

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  • Dave is probably the best Howardian writer I know.

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  • Despite the similarities, Almuric is a fun read with lots of Howardian savagery and a well-developed fauna such as you'd find in a Burroughs novel.

    Almuric by Robert E. Howard Dark Worlds Club 2008

  • The Picts " the savages forever present in Howard's universe " force the Howardian characters to reveal their true nature.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • The Picts " the savages forever present in Howard's universe " force the Howardian characters to reveal their true nature.

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  • Sweeney Todd runs at the Howardian Centre, Cardiff until tomorrow.

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  • The notorious story of the murderous maniac, translated to Broadway musical success by Stephen Sondheim, will be staged at the Howardian Centre in Cardiff.

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