epistolary
Plural: epistolaries
Adjective Satellite
- written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
- "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"
Adj
- Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
- Carried on by written correspondence.
- In the manner of written correspondence.
Noun
- A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
Examples
- an epistolary novel
- an epistolary relationship
- Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (1897) is written in epistolary style.
- epistolary style
Origin / Etymology
1620s, from Latin epistolārius, from epistola (“letter”) (English epistle) + -ārius, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ) from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”) from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”). For the noun, compare Middle English pistelarie and Old English pistelari, both from Medieval Latin epistolārium, possibly via an unattested *epistelari, *epistolarie.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
epistolary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordepistolary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
epistolary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
epistolary: valid Words With Friends Word