librarial

English

Etymology

library +‎ -al

Adjective

librarial (comparative more librarial, superlative most librarial)

1. (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.

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".