essayistic

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adjective

Characteristic of, or pertaining to, an essayist.

OriginEnglish essayist →
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Meanings

adjectiveessayistic (comparative more essayistic, superlative most essayistic)

comparative more essayistic · superlative most essayistic

  1. Characteristic of, or pertaining to, an essayist.

    Mr. Taylor[…] tells this story with a good deal of essayistic flair, precision and flyaway wit.

    2009 January 23, Dwight Garner, “The Mahvelous and the Damned”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishessay
  2. Englishessayist
  3. Englishessayistic

From essayist + -ic.

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Translations

Finnish esseistinen
  • esseistinenof or characteristic to an essayist
German essayistisch
  • essayistischof or characteristic to an essayist
Romanian eseistic
  • eseisticof or characteristic to an essayist
Spanish ensayístico
  • ensayísticoof or characteristic to an essayist
Ukrainian есеї́стський
  • есеї́стський (esejístsʹkyj)of or characteristic to an essayist
Cite this entry
APA

essayistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essayistic

MLA

“essayistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essayistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “essayistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essayistic.

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