writerly
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characteristic of a writer; using well-chosen words or well-crafted sentences.
adj
of or pertaining to a writer
Example Sentences
- "The article was writerly and professional."
- "Digital upstarts like Buzzfeed and The Verge are relying on “long-form” editors to create big features. Heralding “a coming renaissance of long-form journalism,” the twitchy news site Politico hired away the editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine last summer to commission writerly, deeply reported stories."
- "the long road to writerly recognition is riddled with disappointment."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wrītaną Proto-West Germanic *wrītan Old English wrītan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English wrītere Middle English writer English writer English -ly English writerly From writer + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more writerly (comparative)
most writerly (superlative)