adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of annals or chronicles; arranged in chronological order by years
Usage: formal; historical writing
Examples
- The historian preferred an annalistic approach to documenting the war.
- Medieval chronicles often followed an annalistic structure.
- The annalistic record provided a year-by-year account of the dynasty.
- Her annalistic method made it easy to track historical developments.
- The monastery kept annalistic records of important events.
- Annalistic writing was common among ancient historians.