stylographic

adjective

sty·​lo·​graph·​ic

-fēk

variants or less commonly stylographical

-fə̇kəl,

-fēk-

1

: of, relating to, or used in stylography

stylographic tablets

2

: of, relating to, or being a fountain pen that has a fine writing point fitted with a needle which by the pressure of the point on a surface is pushed back to release the flow of ink

a stylographic pen

stylographic writing

stylographically

-fə̇k(ə)lē

-fēk-

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

stylographic from styl- entry 2 + -graphic; stylographical from stylographic + -al

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