Meanings
comparative more epistolic · superlative most epistolic · alternative epistolical
- Relating to letters or epistles, or in the form or style of them
Synonyms: epistolary
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to letters or epistles, or in the form or style of them
Origin
- Ancient Greekἐπιστολικός“suited to or in the style of a letter”
- Latinepistolicus
- Englishepistolic
From Latin epistolicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολικός (epistolikós, “suited to or in the style of a letter”).
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epistolic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epistolic
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