literary

adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: lit-er-ar-y (4)

English Definition

Concerning the writing, study, or content of literature.

Example Sentence

She won a literary award.

US IPA /ˈlɪtəreri/

UK IPA /ˈlɪtərəri/

artistic scholarly bookish poetic

nonliterary illiterate unscholarly