Synonyms for literary

Synonyms for (adj) literary

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


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