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poetastry

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po⋅et⋅as⋅ter

  [poh-it-as-ter]
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–noun
an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
Origin:
1590–1600; < ML or NL; see poet, -aster 1

Related forms:
po⋅et⋅as⋅ter⋅ing, po⋅et⋅as⋅ter⋅y, po⋅et⋅as⋅try, po⋅et⋅as⋅ter⋅ism, noun
po⋅et⋅as⋅tric, po⋅et⋅as⋅tri⋅cal, adjective

Synonyms:
rhymester.
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Word Origin & History

poetaster 
1599, from M.Fr. poetastre (1554), from L. poeta (poet) + -aster, diminutive (pejorative) suffix.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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