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Etymology
Etymology tree English essay 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 essayist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English essayistic From essayist + -ic.
Meanings
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Characteristic of, or pertaining to, an essayist.
Mr. Taylor[…] tells this story with a good deal of essayistic flair, precision and flyaway wit.
2009 January 23, Dwight Garner, “The Mahvelous and the Damned”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more essayistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most essayistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
ro eseistic (of or characteristic to an essayist) · fi esseistinen (of or characteristic to an essayist) · de essayistisch (of or characteristic to an essayist) · es ensayístico (of or characteristic to an essayist) · uk есеї́стський (of or characteristic to an essayist)