reporterly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

reporter +‎ -ly

Adjective[edit]

reporterly (comparative more reporterly, superlative most reporterly)

  1. Characteristic of a reporter.
    • 2007 June 17, Margalit Fox, “Israel Shenker, 82, a Reporter With the Instincts of a Scholar, Dies”, in New York Times[1]:
      Reading Mr. Shenker’s articles was like panning for gold: just beneath their calm, reporterly surface were glimmering nuggets that produced small, sweet shocks whenever they came to light.