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
Call & Response amplifies Black literary voices through book curation and community events.
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Grace Harrington, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Dublin is a city where history, culture, and charm come together, offering travelers everything from medieval castles, the literary legacy of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde, lively pubs, and a stunning coastline.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
Follow the Outside Podcast Outside’s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will both entertain and inform listeners.
—Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025
His fellow citizens recall him as part of a wave of Latin American literary lions in the latter half of the 20th century.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
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Grace Harrington, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Dublin is a city where history, culture, and charm come together, offering travelers everything from medieval castles, the literary legacy of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde, lively pubs, and a stunning coastline.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
Follow the Outside Podcast Outside’s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will both entertain and inform listeners.
—Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025
His fellow citizens recall him as part of a wave of Latin American literary lions in the latter half of the 20th century.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literary
Adjective
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The Association of American Law Schools (AALS), which is a learned society of more than 175 law schools nationwide, has as one of its core values for membership dedication to instilling in law students the obligation to respect the rule of law.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Scientists have long theorized that dogs possess an innate connection to humans that they are born with and predates any training or learned behaviors.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This helps the church establish leaders, college presidents and intellectual leaders.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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After graduating from Harvard Law School, Clement clerked for the federal appeals-court judge Laurence Silberman, the intellectual godfather to generations of conservative lawyers, and then for Justice Antonin Scalia.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The study, sponsored by the Consumer Brands Association, examined academic research, studies and data on country obesity rates, and the short-term and long-term effects in dozens of countries where interpretive food warning labels are in place.—
Hank Cardello,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The government extended grants to a kaleidoscopic variety of academic efforts that included conducting basic physics experiments, developing materials to enable hypersonic flight, and inventing artificial intelligence algorithms.—
Sarah Kreps,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Solar Power’s acoustic shampoo-commercial pop signified a degree of freedom from the usual rueful, bookish synth-pop grind.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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The story is about a bookish Black girl, in love with English literature (and the emotionally indecipherable white professor teaching it) at a predominantly white university in 1949, losing her childhood illusions — and then, in a gothic twist, losing much more.—
Scott Brown,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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The proud dad even shared John’s grades, showing screenshots of his 100% test scores in business law while shouting out Hill for their son’s scholastic success.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Golden Triangle administers the scholarships in cooperation with Mount Dora Community Trust. Award considerations include scholastic ability, responsibility toward education, financial need and includes a special emphasis on community service.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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Jack Whitaker, one of those clients, was a sportscaster known for an elegant and erudite style.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
17 Mar. 2025
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Jack Whitaker, one of those clients, was a sportscaster known for an elegant and erudite style.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Literary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literary. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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