Memoiristic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In the style of a memoir.

    "So it’s a perfect moment for Whitehead’s memoiristic fourth novel, “Sag Harbor,” a coming-of-age story about the Colsonesque 15-year-old Benji, who wishes people would just call him Ben."

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"So it’s a perfect moment for Whitehead’s memoiristic fourth novel, “Sag Harbor,” a coming-of-age story about the Colsonesque 15-year-old Benji, who wishes people would just call him Ben."

Etymology

From memoir + -istic.

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