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adjective
1.
pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
2.
pertaining to authorship: literary style.
3.
versed in or acquainted with literature; well-read.
4.
engaged in or having the profession of literature or writing: a literary man.
5.
EXPANDcharacterized by an excessive or affected display of learning; stilted; pedantic.
6.
COLLAPSEpreferring books to actual experience; bookish.
Related forms
lit·er·ar·i·ly, adverb
lit·er·ar·i·ness, noun
non·lit·er·ar·i·ly, adverb
non·lit·er·ar·i·ly·ness, noun
non·lit·er·ar·i·ness, noun
EXPANDnon·lit·er·ar·y, adjective
o·ver·lit·er·ar·i·ly, adverb
o·ver·lit·er·ar·i·ness, noun
o·ver·lit·er·ar·y, adjective
pre·lit·er·ar·y, adjective
pseu·do·lit·er·ar·y, adjective
qua·si-lit·er·ar·y, adjective
un·lit·er·ar·y, adjective
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Word Origin & History
literary
1640s, "pertaining to alphabet letters," from Fr. littéraire, from L. lit(t)erarius "belonging to letters or learning," from lit(t)era "letter." Meaning "pertaining to literature" is attested from 1749.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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