Dictionary Check: literary

"literary" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

Example: "literary criticism"
adjective

knowledgeable about literature

Example: "a literary style"
adjective

appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

Example: "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"

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