epistolary
contained in or carried on by letters: an epistolary friendship.
of, relating to, or consisting of letters.
Origin of epistolary
1Other words from epistolary
- un·e·pis·to·lar·y, adjective
Words Nearby epistolary
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How to use epistolary in a sentence
The two struck up an epistolary romance and were married in 1969.
They’re worried their mom is becoming a conspiracy theorist. She thinks they’re the ones living in a fantasy world. | Jose Del Real | March 12, 2021 | Washington PostIt reads like a fully realized epistolary novel, by turns exasperating and poignant and always funny.
A Plot Against Living: J.F. Powers’s ‘Suitable Accommodations’ | D. G. Myers | August 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTepistolary novels often function best as exercises in pacing.
The Antagonist By Lynn Coady An intelligent and witty epistolary investigation of destiny and loyalty.
From a modern epistolary adventure to a portrait of gentrifying Tribeca.
‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ ‘The Black Rhinos of Namibia,’ ‘The Wives’ | Nicholas Mancusi | August 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Chatwin's tone throughout Under the Sun recalls the Duchess of Devonshire's epistolary adieu, "In tearing haste—."
Alexander Pope died: the celebrated English poet and epistolary writer.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellNo accomplishment within the scope of human knowledge is so beautiful in all its features as that of epistolary correspondence.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleySociety and study and hardly a moment be ever found for epistolary Commerce.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonFranchomme, too, granted me the privilege of copying his friend's epistolary communications.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecksepistolary forms and fashions have had their mutations like all other human things.
British Dictionary definitions for epistolary
archaic epistolatory
/ (ɪˈpɪstələrɪ) /
relating to, denoting, conducted by, or contained in letters
(of a novel or other work) constructed in the form of a series of letters
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