reportorially

rep·or·to·ri·al

[rep-er-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ree-pawr-, -pohr-, -per-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a reporter.
2.
of, noting, or characteristic of a report: His lecture was more reportorial than analytical.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; report(er) + -orial, by analogy with pairs such as tutor, tutorial

rep·or·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
un·rep·or·to·ri·al, adjective
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reportorial (ˌrɛpɔːˈtɔːrɪəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
chiefly (US) of or relating to a newspaper reporter
 
[C20: from reporter, influenced by editorial]
 
repor'torially
 
adv

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reportorial (ˌrɛpɔːˈtɔːrɪəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
chiefly (US) of or relating to a newspaper reporter
 
[C20: from reporter, influenced by editorial]
 
repor'torially
 
adv

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reportorial
irregular formation, first recorded 1858, from reporter.
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