diaristic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English diary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English diarist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English diaristic From diarist + -ic.
Meanings
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Pertaining to diaries or diarists; in the style of a diary.
Tweets and Facebook status updates are not reflections composed at day's end but frantic one-liner descriptions of atomistic moments, when they are diaristic at all.
2011 November 6, Steven Poole, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most diaristic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more diaristic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |