epistolary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
    epistolatory.
    • an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs
    • the epistolatory novel

WordNet

E*pis"to*la*ry adjective
Etymology
L. epistolaris, fr. epistola: cf. F. épistolaire.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.
  2. Contained in letters; carried on by letters. "Epistolary correspondence." Addison.

Webster 1913