essayistic

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Etymology

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From essayist +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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essayistic (comparative more essayistic, superlative most essayistic)

  1. Characteristic of, or proper to, an essayist
    • 2009 January 23, Dwight Garner, “The Mahvelous and the Damned”, in New York Times[1]:
      Mr. Taylor [] tells this story with a good deal of essayistic flair, precision and flyaway wit.

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