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narratively

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Etymology

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From narrative +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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narratively (comparative more narratively, superlative most narratively)

  1. In a narrative manner: in the form of a story.
    The book presents world history narratively.
  2. In terms of narrative.
    The film was technically superb but narratively muddled.
    • 1998 September 23, Tom De Haven, “Stephen King, Bag of Bones [book review]”, in Entertainment Weekly[1], New York, N.Y.: Entertainment Weekly, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 October 2015:
      Bag of Bones is, hands down, [Stephen] King's most narratively subversive fiction. Whenever you're positive–just positive!–you know where this ghost story is heading, that's exactly when it gallops off in some jaw-dropping new direction.