Literary

//ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Relating to literature.
"literary fame"
2
Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
"a literary man"
3
Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
4
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
5
Bookish.

Adjective

1
appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing wordnet
2
knowledgeable about literature wordnet
3
of or relating to or characteristic of literature wordnet

Synonyms

formal literate academic belletristic bibliophagic bluestocking

Antonyms

Example

"When, one day, computers undertake to translate literary works, it will be the end of literature as we know it."

Etymology

From French littéraire.

Related phrases

lego-literary literary agent literary criticism literary device literary executor literary fiction literary form literary genre literary inquisition literary journalism literary language literary present

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