subliterature

[ suhb-lit-er-uh-cher, -choor, -li-truh- ]

noun

1. writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
2. a report or similar material written for immediate use and reproduced in an impermanent form.

Other Words From

• sub·liter·ary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subliterature¹

First recorded in 1950–55; sub- + literature