belletristic

adjective

bel·​le·​tris·​tic ¦be-lə-¦tri-stik 

variants or less commonly bellettristic

¦be-lə-¦tri-stik

: belonging to or suggestive of belles lettres

belletristic writing

a belletristic trifler

belletristic qualities

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