literary

B1 Topic:Communication
US /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/ UK /ˈlɪtəɹəɹi/
adj Freq #10186

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Relating to literature or written works.

    She won a major literary prize for her novel.

  2. 2
    adj

    Suited to formal writing rather than everyday speech.

    He wrote in an elaborate literary style.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
bookly
Word family
Derived forms antiliterarycyberliteraryextraliteraryhyperliterarylego-literaryliterarilyliterarinessliteraristliteraryismlitrpgmetaliterarynonliterary

Etymology

From French littéraire.

Topics

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