Synonyms for literary
ˈlɪt əˌrɛr ilit·er·a·ry

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1. literary

   Synonyms:
   erudite, scholarly, studious

   Antonyms:
   illiterate, unscholarly, unstudious

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1. literaryadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of literature

   "literary criticism"

   Antonyms:
   informal, illiterate

2. literaryadjective

   knowledgeable about literature

   "a literary style"

   Antonyms:
   informal, illiterate

3. literaryadjective

   appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

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

   Antonyms:
   illiterate, informal

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1. literaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   of literature or learning

2. literaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   learned, lettered, bookish, well-read, book-learned

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1. List of paraphrases for "literary":

   literature, moral, munhak, writing

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1. Gaston Bachelard:

   Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books.

2. Armando Iannucci:

   I wanted to make something positive ... First of all I wanted to do a film for all generations ... because it is about a life lived, there's so much of a debate at the moment about what Britain is and what Britain is not and how it's excluding and how it's isolating itself. I wanted to celebrate what I feel Britain is, which is something much more lively and vibrant and cheery - the comedy heritage, the literary heritage, the variety, the arts.

3. Suzanne Nossel:

   PEN America is reeling from shock and horror at the word of a brutal, premeditated attack on our former President and stalwart ally, Sir Salman Rushdie, who was reportedly stabbed multiple times while on stage speaking at the Chautauqua Institute in upstate New York, we can think of no comparable incident of a public attack on a literary writer on American soil.

4. Don Felder:

   I think Don Henley is a brilliant contemporary rock writer. He would have been a fabulous poet if he weren't a musician. He was a literary major, and not only that - he's gifted with a brilliant voice. To me, Don could sing the New York City Yellow Pages and I'd buy it. I just love the sound of his voice.

5. W. H. Auden:

   Literary confessors are contemptible, like beggars who exhibit their sores for money, but not so contemptible as the public that buys their books.