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English adjective: literary

1. literary of or relating to or characteristic of literature


SamplesLiterary criticism.

2. literary knowledgeable about literature


SamplesA literary style.


Similarliterate


Antonymsilliterate

3. literary appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing


SamplesWhen trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style.


Similarformal


Antonymsinformal









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