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writerly definition

writ·erly (rīt′ər lē)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of a writer
  2. characterized by the qualities of a writer's craft, esp. by those that reflect a self-conscious display of literary techniques

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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