Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of the nature of narrative; consisting of narrative.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Giving an account of events; narrative.

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  • adjective Relating to a narrator and/or narration.

Etymologies

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narrator +‎ -y.

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Examples

  • His stories always ran up to a psychological climax; but this was always disguised by the best narratory tricks.

    Angel Island Inez Haynes Gillmore 1921

  • Therefore, dear reader, I trust that, far from attaching to my history the character of impudent boasting, you will find in my Memoirs only the characteristic proper to a general confession, and that my narratory style will be the manner neither of a repenting sinner, nor of a man ashamed to acknowledge his frolics.

    The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

  • Therefore, dear reader, I trust that, far from attaching to my history the character of impudent boasting, you will find in my Memoirs only the characteristic proper to a general confession, and that my narratory style will be the manner neither of a repenting sinner, nor of a man ashamed to acknowledge his frolics.

    Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 01: Childhood Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • Therefore, dear reader, I trust that, far from attaching to my history the character of impudent boasting, you will find in my Memoirs only the characteristic proper to a general confession, and that my narratory style will be the manner neither of a repenting sinner, nor of a man ashamed to acknowledge his frolics.

    The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

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