Reporterly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a reporter.

    "Reading Mr. Shenker’s articles was like panning for gold: just beneath their calm, reporterly surface were glimmering nuggets that produced small, sweet shocks whenever they came to light."

Example

More examples

"Reading Mr. Shenker’s articles was like panning for gold: just beneath their calm, reporterly surface were glimmering nuggets that produced small, sweet shocks whenever they came to light."

Etymology

From reporter + -ly.

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