literary
/ˈlɪt̬.ə.rɛr.i/
adjective
- Relating to literature or the writing, study, or appreciation of literature.
- She teaches a literary analysis class at the university.
- The library has a large collection of literary works from around the world.
- He won a prize for his literary criticism of modern novels.
- Having the style or characteristics of formal, artistic writing rather than everyday speech.
- His speech was too literary for a casual conversation.
- The author uses a very literary vocabulary that can be hard to follow.
- She prefers plain language over literary flourishes in her emails.
- Knowledgeable about or devoted to literature.
- My aunt is a very literary person who reads three books a week.
- He comes from a literary family; his father was a poet and his mother a novelist.
- The literary crowd gathered at the bookstore for the author's reading.
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