"writerly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more writerly [comparative], most writerly [superlative]
Etymology: From writer + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|writer|ly|id2=adjectival}} writer + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} writerly (comparative more writerly, superlative most writerly)
  1. Characteristic of a writer; using well-chosen words or well-crafted sentences. Translations (characteristic of a writer): autoral (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-writerly-en-adj-6mr5fqjQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'characteristic of a writer': 89 11
  2. of or pertaining to a writer Translations (of or pertaining to a writer): írói (Hungarian), autoral (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-writerly-en-adj-wKrW-GjG Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a writer': 9 91
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