Fictively

/ˈfɪktɪvli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that is invented, imagined, or created through imagination; in a way characteristic of fiction.

Etymology

Adverbial form of 'fictive' using the '-ly' suffix. Describes how something is done in a manner resembling or relating to fiction.

Kelly Says

Authors write 'fictively' even when dealing with true events—they use novelistic techniques like dialogue, interior monologue, and scene-building that make truth read like fiction.

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