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literary |
Grep of noun literary literary agent literary argument literary composition literary critic literary criticism literary genre literary hack literary pirate literary review literary study literary work Overview of adj literary The adj literary has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (27) literary -- (of or relating to or dealing with good literature; "literary criticism") 2. literary, well-written -- (knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style") 3. literary -- (appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style") Antonyms of adj literary 2 of 3 senses of literary Sense 2 literary, well-written INDIRECT (VIA literate) -> illiterate Sense 3 literary INDIRECT (VIA formal) -> informal Similarity of adj literary 3 senses of literary Sense 1 literary Pertains to noun literature (Sense 1) =>literature => writing, written material, piece of writing Sense 2 literary, well-written => literate (vs. illiterate) Sense 3 literary => formal (vs. informal) Attributes of adj literary Familiarity of adj literary literary used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj literary literary nonliterary subliterary unliterary Overview of adj literary The adj literary has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (27) literary -- (of or relating to or dealing with good literature; "literary criticism") 2. literary, well-written -- (knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style") 3. literary -- (appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style")
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