reportorial

American  

[rep-er-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ree-pawr-, -pohr-, -per-] / ˌrɛp ərˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌri pɔr-, -poʊr-, -pər- /

adjective

1. of or relating to a reporter.

2. of, noting, or characteristic of a report.

   His lecture was more reportorial than analytical.

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reportorial British  

/ ˌrɛpɔːˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a newspaper reporter

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Other Word Forms

• reportorially adverb
• unreportorial adjective

Etymology

Origin of reportorial

1855–60, report(er) + -orial, by analogy with pairs such as tutor, tutorial

Example Sentences

And I think that was not just the beginning of loving baseball, but it was the beginning of a kind of reportorial curiosity: I want to know.

From Salon

Epiphanies are sandwiched between near-irrelevancies and reportorial dead ends.

From Los Angeles Times

Sacco’s illustrated reportorial deep-dive felt like a breakthrough not just for journalism but also for the graphic novel — proving that what we once called comics can be a conduit for the darkest and most serious material.

From Los Angeles Times

Learning how to cold-call someone was one of the first reportorial hurdles I had to conquer, though I still get flashes of nervousness to this day.

From Seattle Times

The meticulous detail accumulates with a reportorial verve, each small action adding to the big picture.

From Los Angeles Times