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writerly

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of a professional author
  2. consciously literary
L1453358 on Wikidata ↗

adverb

  1. characteristic or typical of an author, especially a professional one
  2. markedly literary
L1453359 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wrītaną Proto-West Germanic *wrītan Old English wrītan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos 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.

  1. Characteristic of a writer; using well-chosen words or well-crafted sentences.

    The article was writerly and professional.

  2. of or pertaining to a writer

    the long road to writerly recognition is riddled with disappointment.