epistolary
AdjectiveUS[ih-pis-tuh-ler-ee]/ɪˈpɪstəˌlɛri/5 syllables
Synonyms:
epistolatory
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence“an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs”“the epistolatory novel”Synonyms: epistolatoryOpposite formalSimilar informal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
E·pis′to·la·ry adjective
Origin: L. epistolaris, fr. epistola: cf. F. épistolaire.
1. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.
2. Contained in letters; carried on by letters. “Epistolary correspondence.” Joseph Addison
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54