Meanings
adjectiveessaylike (comparative more essaylike, superlative most essaylike)
comparative more essaylike · superlative most essaylike
- Resembling or characteristic of an essay.
He championed the essaylike novel mainly because Tanizaki appeared to overpraise the novel that had an interesting story to tell.
1976, Makoto Ueda, Modern Japanese writers and the nature of literature
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essaylike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essaylike
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