narratively

From narrative + -ly.

narratively (comparative more narratively, superlative most narratively)

1. In a narrative manner: in the form of a story.

   The book presents world history narratively.

2. In terms of narrative.

   The film was technically superb but narratively muddled.

   • 1998 September 23, Tom De Haven, “Stephen King, Bag of Bones [book review]”, in Entertainment Weekly‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Entertainment Weekly, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 October 2015:

     Bag of Bones is, hands down, [Stephen] King's most narratively subversive fiction. Whenever you're positive–just positive!–you know where this ghost story is heading, that's exactly when it gallops off in some jaw-dropping new direction.