epistolatory

• 指与写信或通信有关的，尤指以书信体形式写作的（如书信体小说）。

Relating to the writing of letters or to correspondence.

1. Relating to lettersC2formal

   Characteristic of or conducted through written correspondence; written in the form of a series of letters.

   书信体的

   • The 18th-century novel is written in an epistolatory style, using letters between the characters.
   • They maintained an epistolatory friendship for over thirty years, never meeting in person.
   • The historian discovered a valuable epistolatory collection revealing personal thoughts of the era.
   • Her epistolatory skills were so refined that every letter read like a piece of literature.