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narratively en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English narrative Middle English -ly English -ly English narratively From narrative + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a narrative manner: in the form of a story.
   • The book presents world history narratively.
2. In terms of narrative.
   • Bag of Bones is, hands down, [Stephen] King's most narratively subversive fiction. Whenever you're positive–just positive!–you know where this ghost story is heading, that's exactly when it gallops off in some jaw-dropping new direction. 1998 September 23, Tom De Haven, “Stephen King, Bag of Bones [book review]”, in Entertainment Weekly, New York, N.Y.: Entertainment Weekly, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2015:
   • The film was technically superb but narratively muddled.

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