essayistic

adjective

es·​say·​is·​tic ˌe-(ˌ)sā-ˈi-stik 

1

: of or relating to an essay or an essayist

2

: resembling an essay in quality or character

Examples of essayistic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The essayistic documentary is infused with clips from 1970s cinema. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026

Yet the essayistic musings in Sonia and Sunny read more like armchair postcolonialism than a major writer laying muscular claim to the novel as form. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025

Olga Chernykh Director Olga Chernykh treats us to an essayistic account of a family’s long journey through the war. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1