librarial

English

Etymology

From library +‎ -al.

Adjective

librarial (comparative more librarial, superlative most librarial)

1. (rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a library, librarianship or librarians
   • 1986, Michael Gregory Stephens, The Dramaturgy of Style: Voice in Short Fiction, page 25:

     Those wire-framed glasses made Babel look like a librarian, but his silence is not librarial.

   • 2004, McGillivary, Glenn, et al., Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-state Survey, page 649:

     a nonprofit association or corporation, whose aims and objectives are religious, educational, librarial, or community service in nature

Usage notes

This word is rare, and when appropriate the attributive noun is used: "a library edition", "library science", "library procedure". When the attributive noun doesn't work, we have "librarial and secretarial functions", or "a librarial personality".

Synonyms

• bibliothecal
• bibliothetic