essayicaladj.
/ɛˈseɪɪkəl/ Of the nature of an essay.
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1860 C. Dickens Let. 25 Sept. (1997) IX. 318 Remarks..a little too essayical for this purpose.
1875 F. Arnold Our Bishops & Deans I. 21 The idea was that a sermon should be made brief, dry, essaical, moral or mystical.
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