librarial
English
Etymology
library + -al
Adjective
librarial (comparative more librarial, superlative most librarial)
- (rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a library, librarianship or librarians
- 1986, Michael Gregory Stephens, The Dramaturgy of Style: Voice in Short Fiction, page 25:
- Those wire-framed glasses made Babel look like a librarian, but his silence is not librarial.
- (Can we date this quote?), McGillivary, Glenn, et al., 'Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-state Survey', page 649:
- a nonprofit association or corporation, whose aims and objectives are religious, educational, librarial, or community service in nature
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Usage notes
This word is rare, and when appropriate the attributive noun is used: "a library edition", "library science", "library procedure". When the attributive noun doesn't work, we have "librarial and secretarial functions", or "a librarial personality".