reportorial

adjective

repor·​to·​ri·​al ¦repə(r)¦tōrēəl 

-tȯr- also ¦rēp- or -ˌpōr- or -ˌpȯr-

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a reporter

a long reportorial career

reportorial curiosity

reportorial skills

2

: of, resembling, or characteristic of a report

a reportorial book

a reportorial prose

it is too topical, too transitory, too reportorial

—C. P. Aiken

reportorially

-ēəlē 

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

irregular (influenced by -or) from reporter + -ial

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Rhymes for reportorial

• categorial
• curatorial
• dictatorial
• directorial
• editorial
• equatorial
• immemorial
• infusorial
• janitorial
• professorial
• senatorial
• territorial

Kids Definition

reportorial

adjective

re·​por·​to·​ri·​al

ˌrep-ə(r)-ˈtōr-ē-əl, 

ˌrēp-, 

ˈ-tȯr-

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a reporter or report

reportorially

-ē-ə-lē

adverb