narratorial.

Relating to a narrator’s role, voice or activity in telling a story.

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Words that belong together

• narratorial voice
• narratorial intervention

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The narratorial voice presented uncertainty as a reason for further observation.

A narratorial intervention interrupted the scene to question the account just given.

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: uncommon.