authorial.

Relating to an author’s authorship, activity, choices or position.

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Words that belong together

• authorial intention
• authorial control

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Authorial intention was discussed alongside the meanings readers could reasonably find in the text.

The critic distinguished authorial control of the structure from the narrator’s limited knowledge.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Relational adjective; ordinarily no comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, narrative analysis, characterization, contrast. Disciplines: literary analysis, prose writing, advanced general English. Commonness: moderately common.