Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.
Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
Harmful or painful; acerbic.