Literary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or dealing with literature: literary criticism.
  • adj. Of or relating to writers or the profession of literature: literary circles.
  • adj. Versed in or fond of literature or learning.
  • adj. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing.
  • adj. Bookish; pedantic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Relating to literature.
  • adj. Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
  • adj. Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
  • adj. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
  • adj. Bookish.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men
  • adj. Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining or relating to letters or literature; proper to or consisting of literature: as, literary property; literary fame or history; literary conversation.
  • Versed in letters; occupied with literature; especially, engaged in writing books.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
  • adj. knowledgeable about literature
  • adj. of or relating to or characteristic of literature
  • Equivalent
    formal    literate   
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    colloquial   
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    educated    learned    literate    paper    literose    inky    bookish    bluestocking    blue   
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