nonliterary

/ (nɒnˈlɪtərərɪ, -ˈlɪtrərɪ) /

adjective

not of, relating to, concerned with, or characteristic of literature or scholarly writing

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How to use nonliterary in a sentence

This is the first great line dividing the Literary from the Non-Literary.
The World's Best Books | Frank Parsons
They reveal, for example, the singularly non-literary character of this great man of letters.
The Life of George Borrow | Clement K. Shorter
Too many naturally non-literary people of all ranks are now goaded into acquiring a knowledge of the invention of Cadmus.
Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O | Various
The non-literary events of his life during this period were sufficiently varied if not very momentous.
Matthew Arnold | George Saintsbury
But even in the non-literary essays we are out of “The Wilderness” in its worst sense.
Matthew Arnold | George Saintsbury

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