Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by division into paragraphs: exhibiting frequent breaks in writing.
- Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a paragraph or brief notice; consisting of paragraphs; also, writing or contributing paragraphs.
- Relating to or affected with paragraphia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or written in
paragraphs .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Coelura, " and the display printed reluctantly word by word instead of paragraphic speed, -a passive ovoid aerial life form once indigenous to the northeastern group of islands known as the Oriolis group.
The Coelura McCaffrey, Anne 1983
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Every year has its paragraphic entries, more or less full.
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But Mr. Crockett in the great rank of letters is 'as just and mere a serving-man as any born of woman,' and there has been as much banging of the paragraphic drum concerning him, and as assured a proclamation of his mastership, as if every high quality of genius were recognisable in him at a glance.
My Contemporaries In Fiction David Christie Murray
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Each of these eight characteristics has either been mentioned already or will be taken up in detail later, so now we can combine them into a single paragraphic definition:
Writing for Vaudeville Brett Page
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That perennial interest which mankind and womankind evince in every individual whose name, for whatever reason, has become familiar, supplies a basis for an inexhaustible series of light paragraphic articles.
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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'Cause I got the para --, I said the paragraphic, I mean the column conductin 'blues.
Something Else Again 1920
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Mr. Stanton has for years conducted a column of verse and humorous paragraphic comment, under the heading "Just from Georgia," on the editorial page of the "Constitution."
American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' Julian Street 1913
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Mr. Crane suffered from the same digestive troubles that confined Florence to terrapin and champagne and Field to coffee and pies, and so the state of his health was a constant source of paragraphic sympathy in “Sharps and Flats.”
Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions Thompson, Slason 1901
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The habit had grown on Field of introducing his paragraphic skits with such
Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions Thompson, Slason 1901
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He preferred to invent paragraphic pleasantries for the world at large and indulge his personal humor in the office, at home, or with personal friends.
Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions Thompson, Slason 1901
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