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nonliterary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of nonliterary

used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing

slang words are usually considered nonliterary

Synonyms of nonliterary

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

Words Related to nonliterary

dialectal, dialectical (also dialectic), nonstandard, regional

incorrect, nongrammatical, substandard, uneducated, ungrammatical, unlearned

Near Antonyms of nonliterary

standard, undialectical

correct, educated, genteel, grammatical, proper

Antonyms of nonliterary

bookish, formal, learned, literary

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