eˈpistolatory,a.arch. [Erroneous formation.] =prec. 1715M. Davies Ath. Brit. I. Pref. 24 Of the same Epistolatory kind.1757Goldsm.Misc. Writings (1837) III. 466 The next ensuing eight [volumes] contain this lady's epistolatory Correspondence.1856Sat.Rev. II. 506/1 Admirable, also, are the remarks on epistolatory literature.