[1855–60, Amer.; report(er) + -orial, by analogy with pairs such as tutor, tutorial]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, output, pickup, pipeline, specialist
Examples of 'reportorial' in a sentence
reportorial
Paragraph after paragraph gives the details of a new crime, always delivered in an unruffled reportorial tone.