Meaning & use
diaristic
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Having the style or quality of a personal diary; intimate and reflective in a first-person, day-to-day manner.
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The novel's diaristic structure gives readers a sense of intimacy with the narrator.
Her diaristic essays chronicle small daily observations with great tenderness.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in literary criticism to describe memoirs, blogs, or novels written in a confiding, first-person style.
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confessionaljournal-like
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