plotty

American  

[plot-ee] / ˈplɒt i /

adjective

plottier, plottiest

1. characterized by the intricacies or complications of a plot or intrigue.

   a plotty novel whose narrative is hard to follow.

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Other Word Forms

• plottiness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of plotty

First recorded in 1895–1900; plot + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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plotty plottier

That’s why it was interesting to be a little more plotty, to be more in some genres I’m mashing up.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

Not even the matriarchal link at the story’s center feels satisfying, its good intention strangled by the plotty chaos.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

Written with comic zing and poisonous cynicism, “I Care a Lot” finally runs afoul of Blakeson’s machinations, which are plotty, pulpy and preachy in equal measure.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2021

From risible little bully in season one to occasionally brave coward in seasons two and three, right through to friend of the Starks, imparter of important plotty information and bread-maker extraordinaire in season seven.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019

It helps that the show is just practically very well done—it’s gorgeous, beautifully scored, and deliciously plotty, which one would expect from the showrunner who created the fantastic “Battlestar Galactica” reboot, Ronald.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2015

The upshot is a good deal plottier, though, and the message less universal.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018

Many of these new stories were longer and plottier than those that preceded them.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 22, 2016