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reporterly en · ADJ

Etymology

From reporter + -ly.

Meanings

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. 2007 June 17, Margalit Fox, “Israel Shenker, 82, a Reporter With the Instincts of a Scholar, Dies”, in New York Times:

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