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   lit·er·ar·y

   /ˈlidəˌrerē/

   adjective

   • 1. concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form: "the great literary works of the nineteenth century" Similar writtenpoeticartisticdramaticpublishedprintedin print
   • ▪ concerned with literature as a profession: "it was signed by such literary figures as Maya Angelou" Similar scholarlylearnedintellectualculturederuditebookishhighbrowstudiouscerebralletteredacademiccultivatedcivilizedwell readwidely readknowledgeableeducatedwell educatedinformal:brainyOpposite ill-educatedpopular
   • 2. (of language) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect: "the script was too literary" Similar formalwrittenpoeticdramaticdignifiedsolemnelaborateornateflowerypurpleOpposite informalcolloquialvernacular

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘relating to learning’): from Latin litterarius, from littera (see letter).

   Derivatives

   • 1. literarily adverb
   • 2. literariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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