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raconteurial en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English raconteur Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English raconteurial From raconteur + -ial.

Meanings

1. Characteristic of a raconteur
   • It sounds like Wilder is at his raconteurial best, telling stories and showing off his wit.
   • “And he was going to divorce her.” Enid let her eyes fall shut in raconteurial pleasure. She was aware that Denise didn’t like this story, but there were plenty of things about Denise’s life that were disagreeable to Enid, too, so. 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:

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