raconteurial

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

raconteur +‎ -ial

Adjective[edit]

raconteurial (comparative more raconteurial, superlative most raconteurial)

  1. Characteristic of a raconteur
    It sounds like Wilder is at his raconteurial best, telling stories and showing off his wit.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      “And he was going to divorce her.” Enid let her eyes fall shut in raconteurial pleasure. She was aware that Denise didn’t like this story, but there were plenty of things about Denise’s life that were disagreeable to Enid, too, so.