American English
/ˈlɪ.ɾɚˌɛɹ.i/
4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Connected with serious or creative books and writing, especially when they are studied or valued as art.
Practice out loudConnected with serious or creative books and writing, especially when they are studied or valued as art.
She teaches literary history.
The novel won a major literary award.
literary criticism · literary history · literary award · literary work
literary + noun
Using a formal or artistic style that is more typical of books than of everyday conversation.
The translation sounds too literary.
He writes in a literary style.
Literary refers to books and writing. Use literal for the exact usual meaning of words.
literary style · literary language · literary fiction
write + in + a + literary + style
sound + literary