plotty

American  

[plot-ee] / ˈplɒt i /

adjective

plottier, plottiest

1. characterized by the intricacies or complications of a plot or intrigue.

   a plotty novel whose narrative is hard to follow.

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Other Word Forms

• plottiness noun

Etymology

Origin of plotty

First recorded in 1895–1900; plot + -y ¹

Example Sentences

That’s why it was interesting to be a little more plotty, to be more in some genres I’m mashing up.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo’s script, which Lee rewrote with Kevin Wilmott, is often stilted, plotty and overstuffed.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2020

“Well, here it feels like the protagonist is flinching,” she concludes, and “all the plotty stuff” might just be there to cover up some fundamental reluctance to examine himself too closely.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

From risible little bully in season one to occasionally brave coward in seasons two and three, right through to friend of the Starks, imparter of important plotty information and bread-maker extraordinaire in season seven.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2019

It helps that the show is just practically very well done—it’s gorgeous, beautifully scored, and deliciously plotty, which one would expect from the showrunner who created the fantastic “Battlestar Galactica” reboot, Ronald.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2015