Synonyms: literary
Definition: appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
Usage: when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style
Similar words: formal
Definition: (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
Usage: the paper was written in formal English
Synonyms: literary
Definition: knowledgeable about literature
Usage: a literary style
Similar words: literate
Definition: versed in literature; dealing with literature