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
Yet, the stubborn image of Monroe as a literary dilettante remains.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Her activity as a portraitist, the subject of one section of the exhibition, flourished and would continue throughout her long life, reflecting her numerous ties to artistic and literary circles.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The region also appeals to fans of legendary author Stephen King, whose former home and literary inspirations are based here.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
There’s a literary festival, there’s Chinese Lantern Festival, there’s Indian New Year, there’s this hungry ghost festival, there’s a marathon.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Her activity as a portraitist, the subject of one section of the exhibition, flourished and would continue throughout her long life, reflecting her numerous ties to artistic and literary circles.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The region also appeals to fans of legendary author Stephen King, whose former home and literary inspirations are based here.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
There’s a literary festival, there’s Chinese Lantern Festival, there’s Indian New Year, there’s this hungry ghost festival, there’s a marathon.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
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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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Yet as time and intellectual capacity move forward, Angie begins to act more independently.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Build a culture of intellectual accountability in which employees are expected to interrogate AI output rather than relay it.—
Chris Rosenberg,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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To friends and strangers alike, our unusual authorly posture—two spouses, both with academic backgrounds but neither presently working in academia, teaming up to write a trade book on a literary subject—is a source of bemusement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Rubio had graduated from college during the financial crisis and left Spain to continue his education abroad, returning in 2017 to take a prestigious academic position.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Bar Tab Taran Dugal stops by a bookish dive bar.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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The Summer Reading Adventure is just one bookish event happening this year.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The problem of Black student academic malaise is not due to any lack of government funding, but rather a cultural malady that dishonors academic excellence and places ball-chasing above scholastic accomplishment.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 May 2026
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The team also captured the women’s scholastic championship.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Unlike most samurais of his time, Murashige is thoughtful, erudite and believes violence is never the answer — a philosophy that comes back to haunt him, especially in the final act.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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Soderbergh’s sly film asks what indeed constitutes great art and whether the answer lies in the eye of the beholder or in the erudite but not always reliable opinions from art criticism, art followers and the sometimes shallow artworld overall?—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Literary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literary. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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