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单词 literary
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lit•er•ar•y /ˈlɪtəˌrɛri/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. relating to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature:literary history.
  2. educated;
    well-read:a literary person.
See -lit-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lit•er•ar•y  (litə rer′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature:literary history.
  2. pertaining to authorship:literary style.
  3. versed in or acquainted with literature;
    well-read.
  4. engaged in or having the profession of literature or writing:a literary man.
  5. characterized by an excessive or affected display of learning;
    stilted;
    pedantic.
  6. preferring books to actual experience;
    bookish.
  • Latin līterārius, litterārius of reading and writing. See letter, -ary
  • 1640–50
liter•ar′i•ly, adv. 
liter•ar′i•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
literary /ˈlɪtərərɪ; ˈlɪtrərɪ/ adj
  1. of, relating to, concerned with, or characteristic of literature or scholarly writing: a literary discussion, a literary style
  2. versed in or knowledgeable about literature
  3. (of a word) formal; not colloquial
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin litterārius concerning reading and writing. See letter

ˈliterarily adv ˈliterariness n
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