characterial,a.rare.|kærəkˈtɪərɪəl| [f. as charactered ppl. a. + -ial; after ministerial, etc.] Of or belonging to (dramatic) characters. 1881Halliwell-Phillips Outlines Shaks. (1885) 80 Shakespearian in its characterial fidelity.Ibid. i. (1886) 104 Shakespeare's..unlimited power of characterial invention.