ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Readerly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Readerly is an adjective meaning Characteristic of readers.

Meaning

Characteristic of readers.

More Meanings

  1. Of or relating to the reader.

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, the dream element and over power to haunt come at a certain readerly price. The poem abounds in passages that will leave an unprepared audience bewildered.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bookish, booksellerish, textbookish, scholarly, browsy, writerish.

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