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writerly

Syllabification: (writ·er·ly)
Pronunciation: /ˈrītərlē/
Definition of writerly

adjective

  • of or characteristic of a professional author:the mixture of writerly craft and stamina that Greene had
  • consciously literary:novels as tricksy and writerly as those of Robbe-Grillet

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