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diaristic

American  
[dahy-er-ist-ik] / ˌdaɪ ərˈɪst ɪk /

adjective

  1. resembling a diary in style or content.

  2. of or relating to a diary.


Other Word Forms

  • diaristically adverb

Example Sentences

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The documentary promises rare performances and “Buckley’s own diaristic narration,” according to the festival’s programming notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

What the world first glimpsed in news clips was expanded into this diaristic account, at once humanistic and harrowing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

The prose is diaristic and hyper-casual — the tone of much contemporary Japanese fiction.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2023

They had developed kindred styles on their solo albums, absorbing lapidary Laurel Canyon folk-pop, punky electric-guitar drive, glimmers of electronics and psychedelia, and lyrics that mix confession and fantasy, the diaristic and the surreal.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Plus, Wave’s gift for small details — an ex’s headband on the floor, an overdue bill in a blue envelope — ground his diaristic songs in the real world.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022