1. 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.