nonliterary

adjective

non·​lit·​er·​ary ˌnän-ˈli-tə-ˌrer-ē 

: not literary

In the work of novelists who have tasted other occupations, one generally finds an inverse correlation over the years between degree of literary success and degree of contact with nonliterary reality.

—James Lardner

nonliterary sources

Synonyms

• colloquial
• conversational
• informal
• nonformal
• unbookish
• unliterary
• vernacular
• vulgar

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above