Epistolary: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Epistolary adjective. Told through letters, or relating to the writing of letters.
How to say it
ih-PIS-tuh-luh-ree/ɪˈpɪst(ə)l(ə)ri/ · American /ɪˈpɪstəˌlɛri/
5 syllables, stressed on the second (PIS).
Epistolary in a sentence
Dracula is an epistolary novel, pieced together from diaries, letters and newspaper cuttings.
Their epistolary friendship lasted forty years, though they met only twice.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- letter-based
- in letters
Where epistolary comes from
From Latin epistola, a letter, from Greek epistolē.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Their _____ friendship lasted forty years, though they met only twice.
- epistolary
- sinewy
- sesquipedalian
Show the answer
epistolary: Their epistolary friendship lasted forty years, though they met only twice.