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literary
[lit-uh-rer-ee]
adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature.
literary history.
pertaining to authorship.
literary style.
versed in or acquainted with literature; well-read.
engaged in or having the profession of literature or writing.
a literary man.
characterized by an excessive or affected display of learning; stilted; pedantic.
preferring books to actual experience; bookish.
literary
/ ˈlɪtrərɪ, ˈlɪtərərɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, concerned with, or characteristic of literature or scholarly writing
a literary discussion
a literary style
versed in or knowledgeable about literature
a literary man
(of a word) formal; not colloquial
Usage
Other Word Forms
- literarily adverb
- literariness noun
- nonliterarily adverb
- nonliterarilyness noun
- nonliterariness noun
- nonliterary adjective
- overliterarily adverb
- overliterariness noun
- overliterary adjective
- preliterary adjective
- pseudoliterary adjective
- quasi-literary adjective
- unliterary adjective
- ˈٱԱ noun
- ˈٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of literary1
Example Sentences
“I was nervous, and my editor wasn’t sure, either,” says Brown, who cites Kurt Vonnegut as a literary influence.
But many literary agents weren’t receptive to her change of genre.
She brings her impressive literary toolbox to bear here, and the novel ranks among her best work, alongside “American Woman” and the National Book Award laureate “Trust Exercise.”
"It's not very often that I look around and see hijabis in literary spaces, put it that way, and it's been lovely."
Our selections this month include literary fiction about a parent’s blurry past, Manhattan diaries from the Reagan era and a politically relevant road-trip novel.
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