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narratorly

narratorly adjective: in the style of a narrator.

Adjective

narratorly (comparative more narratorly, superlative most narratorly)

  1. In the style of a narrator.
    • But it chooses dramatic re-creation to deliver much of its material: actors portraying Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt and their various lieutenants stride into meetings, have whispered conversations and so on, with a narrator propelling the tale along in that overwrought narratorly voice so popular...2009 May 6, Neil Genzlinger, “A Return to a Bloody Era, With a Cast of Stand-Ins”, in New York Times

Forms of narratorly

comparativemore narratorly
superlativemost narratorly

Origin of narratorly

From narrator + -ly.

Questions about narratorly

What does narratorly mean?
Narratorly means in the style of a narrator.
What part of speech is narratorly?
Narratorly is an adjective.

Words near narratorly in the dictionary

  1. narratology
  2. narratophilia
  3. narrator
  4. narratorial
  5. narratorless
  6. narratorly
  7. narrators
  8. narratorship
  9. narratory
  10. narratress
  11. narratresses

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