a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story.

the art, technique, or process of narrating

Somerset Maugham was a master of narrative.

consisting of or being a narrative

a narrative poem.

of or pertaining to narration

narrative skill.

Fine Arts . representing stories or events pictorially or sculpturally

narrative painting. Compare anecdotal def. 2

adjective

rambling

adjective

anecdotal , fictional , fictive , historical , narrated , recounted , reported , retold , sequential

noun

account , anecdote , book , chronicle , chronology , description , detail , fiction , history , line , long and short of it , narration , plot , potboiler , recount , report , statement , version , yarn * , comment , conte , dialogue , epic , episode , iliad , legend , myth , novel , odyssey , portrayal , saga , story , tale