literary
//ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi//
formalForms
- Comparative
- more literary
- Superlative
- most literary
Definitions
1.Relating to literature.
- He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit.
2.Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
3.Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
4.Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3236
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From French littéraire.