Belletristic

//bɛl.lɛˈtɹɪs.tɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.

    "[…] if they do not owe their allegiance to shamanism or Buddhism, then most surely they commit themselves to some perverse form of Confucianism or belletristic foolishness."

  2. 2
    Written or appreciated for aesthetic value rather than content

    "I had already concluded that not one of my writings was publishable, having myself analyzed the faults of my belletristic production."

Adjective
  1. 1
    written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content wordnet

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"[…] if they do not owe their allegiance to shamanism or Buddhism, then most surely they commit themselves to some perverse form of Confucianism or belletristic foolishness."

Etymology

From belletrist + -ic.

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belles lettres

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