paragraphic

American  

[par-uh-graf-ik] / ˌpær əˈgræf ɪk /

Also paragraphical

adjective

1. of, relating to, or forming a paragraph.

2. divided into paragraphs.

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Other Word Forms

• paragraphically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of paragraphic

First recorded in 1780–90; paragraph + -ic

Example Sentences

Can the mind which continues to be charmed by these paragraphic strainings be really sound?—but this is not a dissertation.

From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Quick, Herbert

Her replies revealed the fact that she was essentially affectless and that her intellectual processes were interfered with, even to the extent of paragraphic writing.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)

He dismissed their previous talk with his paragraphic cough.

From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Our Sunday-school teaching reminds me sometimes of a daily paper—all cut up into paragraphic articles; and if there is any topic of universal knowledge omitted, it will appear in the evening edition.

From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.

He preferred to invent paragraphic pleasantries for the world at large and indulge his personal humor in the office, at home, or with personal friends.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Thompson, Slason