novelistic

[ nov-uh-lis-tik ]

/ ˌnɒv əˈlɪs tɪk /

of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.

Origin of novelistic

First recorded in 1825–35; novel¹ + -istic

nov·el·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

They have a novelistic drive to them in which all of that research is integrated in a powerful and sustaining way.

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He tried to brand what he was doing—calling it a "novelistic chronicle," or an "expanded view of the memoir form."

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The narrative of House of Cards, itself based on a novel by Michael Dobbs, is largely dependent on a novelistic structure.

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He admired Tom Wolfe, and he had shockingly grand, novelistic aspirations of capturing full men.

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In fact, the more you know about Watergate, the more you will enjoy his novelistic re-creation of that remarkable time.

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From this we see that the novelistic attitude toward character is much more intimate than the epic attitude.

Materials and Methods of Fiction |Clayton Hamilton
Certain materials of fiction are inherently epic, or dramatic, or novelistic, as the case may be.

Materials and Methods of Fiction |Clayton Hamilton
As far as the smart point of view goes, I couldn't do anything better than go in for the studio, or novelistic business.

The Imitator |Percival Pollard
Dramatic fiction has the greater depth, and novelistic fiction has the greater breadth.

Materials and Methods of Fiction |Clayton Hamilton
You, now—the best things you have done are altogether in conflict with novelistic conventionalities.

New Grub Street |George Gissing

novelistic

/ (ˌnɒvəˈlɪstɪk) /

of or characteristic of novels, esp in style or method of treatment his novelistic account annoyed other historians