Unliterary

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not associated with literature; especially, not associated with artistic literature not-comparable

    "His writing was simple and unliterary."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by lack of affectation or pedantry wordnet

Synonyms

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barbaricbarbarousbooklesscolloquialcommonconversational

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"His writing was simple and unliterary."

Etymology

From un- + literary.

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