literary
adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature.
literariness
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a word derived from
literary.
Example Sentences
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The original had a literariness that set it apart from most teen shows.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
I envied them, but wondered if McDonagh's overblown reputation as a theatrical insurgent and the combination of Guadagnino's insistent artiness and Aciman's self-conscious literariness may have hoodwinked them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2018
In the years since 2000, Hodgman has made his way as a humorist and storyteller at the confluence of Brooklyn literariness, podcasting and, for lack of a better term, “nerd culture.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2017
“A book-buying public, almost immediately derided by its ‘betters’—for its sentimentality, for its pretense to literariness where there was none.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2015
Sabathier none the less, and in spite of his unintelligible literariness, did begin to take shape and consistency.
From The Return by Walter De la Mare
