Literary - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlɪtərerɪ|  American pronunciation of the word literary
Brit.  |ˈlɪt(ə)(rə)rɪ|  British pronunciation of the word literary

adjective

- knowledgeable about literature
a literary style
- appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style

Extra examples

Do his books have any literary merit?

Mystery fiction is only one of many literary forms.

The author uses many literary devices in his work.

He entered the literary world right out of college.

She hired a literary agent.

Students will read and discuss various literary texts.

... it was Dickens who first used the word 'detective' in a literary context ...

Literary critics disagree about the meanings of his poems.

His novels were disliked by the literary establishment.

Literary fashions have changed in recent years.

He was a literary lion among the writers of his time.

...the 19th-century literary renaissance that prompted people to refer to Boston as the Athens of America...

...the novel's catchpenny title belies its serious literary ambitions...

His editor has a talent for turning literary dross into gold.

...the unlikely marriage between a literary egghead and a Hollywood sex symbol...

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