literary

literary is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.
2. adjective. Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man.
3. adjective. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

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

4. adjective. knowledgeable about literature

   "a literary style"

5. adjective. of or relating to or characteristic of literature

   "literary criticism"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in literary:

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Common word forms

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