literary
adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature.
overliterary
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a word derived from
literary.
Example Sentences
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Despite appreciative reviews by Shaw and H. G. Wells, among others, James' overliterary drama closed after hardly more than "15 vulgar nights of the odious stage."
From Time Magazine Archive
