literary

adjectiveattested in dialogue

Canada//ˈlɪt.əˌɹɛɹ.i//
Canada/[ˈɫɪɾ.əˌɹɛɹ.i]/
Australia//ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi//
Australia//ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹi//

Relating to literature.

adjective

1
Relating to literature.
literary fame
a literary history
literary conversation
He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit.
2
Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
a literary man
in the literary as well as fashionable world
3
Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
4
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
5
Bookish.

Etymology

From French littéraire.

Forms

comparative: more literary
superlative: most literary

Lit · A village in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden.literal · Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation;…literally · In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word.…

literary · Relating to literature.

literature · The body of all written works.litter · Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for…little · Small, not large, limited, particularly

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