Writative means given to or addicted to writing — a far cry from heavy drug use, but possibly as severe. The word first appeared in a correspondence between Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift in 1736. Pope wrote: “Increase of years has makes men more talkative but less writative.” Alas, I’d love to say I’m writative all the time, but I also have bouts of procrastinative. (Source: Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar)
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