as in learned
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
the novel's dialogue is a little too literary in flavor to be entirely convincing
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Recent Examples of literary
In a way, literary taste isn’t just a matter of preference.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Oct. 2025
These literary enclaves also foster community.
—Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
In addition to receiving his literary gifts with sometimes maddening innocence, rural Kansas made the pleasant discovery that Truman Capote’s personal characteristics are accented by an irrepressible capacity for enjoyment.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
This book overflows with literary references and sailing knowledge.
—The Know, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Oct. 2025
These literary enclaves also foster community.
—Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
In addition to receiving his literary gifts with sometimes maddening innocence, rural Kansas made the pleasant discovery that Truman Capote’s personal characteristics are accented by an irrepressible capacity for enjoyment.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
This book overflows with literary references and sailing knowledge.
—The Know, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for literary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for literary
Adjective
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What made the incident even more striking was that most of Audubon Zoo’s sleepy lizards were bred in captivity, implying the reaction was an innate response instead of learned behavior.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
17 Sep. 2025
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This kind of trading is seen as a form of learned behavior, where dogs associate a specific action with a reward.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Biederman’s against-the-grain distaste for excess capital isn’t just intellectual or financial.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The intellectual underpinnings to the circular economy approach have been around for decades.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By the time the fourth quarter started, Denver trailed 19-0, and the fact that Nix had the team in scoring territory seemed almost academic.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Introducing the item at a board meeting, Staffieri said there’s a need to enhance inclusion and belonging in support of academic success, through the training, education, prevention and support services that the NCRC can provide.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On platforms like TikTok, Instagram, X and Goodreads, bookish users often tout images of impressive titles and aesthetically pleasing reading setups or monthly reading lists with dozens of books already checked off.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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To anyone as bookish as Lang, orchids may have summoned a whiff of Proust and Wilde.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Morris played both baseball and football in high school, and was a scholastic All-State quarterback who reportedly turned down 20 collegiate offers to sign with the Phillies for $25,000 in 1960.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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For true scholastic style, pair it with penny loafers or Mary Janes.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Without the ball, No 10s must be tactically erudite, recognising pressing triggers set by the striker.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hawke renders Hart as the most erudite barfly to buzz around mid-century Manhattan.—
Kyle McGovern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Literary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literary. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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