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rep•or•to•ri•al
(rep′ər tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-, rē′pôr-, -pōr-, -pər-),USA pronunciation adj.
rep′or•to′ri•al•ly, adv.
- of or pertaining to a reporter.
- of, noting, or characteristic of a report:His lecture was more reportorial than analytical.
- report(er) + -orial, by analogy with pairs such as tutor, tutorial 1855–60, American.