subliteraryadj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈlɪt(ə)rəri/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈlɪdəˌrɛri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, literary adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + literary adj.

Not quite literary; of a lower quality or standing than that of literature. Also: of or belonging to subliterature (subliterature n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > [adjective] > specific types of literature > inferior

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subliterary1848

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schlock1916

1848 Cork Mag. Aug. 634/1 The men who figured in the sub-literary coteries of our own city forty years since..were more like a provincial edition of the persons who were called ‘wits’ in Addison's time.

1926 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Soc. 57 257 The Menippean satire and the sub-literary folk book have suggested the insertion of poetry into the prose.

1952 New World Writing Apr. 234 Even aficionados of murder fiction will concede..that except in the hands of a few writers it has been a sub-literary product—characters unreal, dialogue artificial, plots highly improbable.

1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 17 July 53/2 Most people in literary circles would be content to leave Verne in an honorable but sub-literary niche as a writer of scientific adventure stories for boys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subliterary
释义	subliteraryadj. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈlɪt(ə)rəri/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈlɪdəˌrɛri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, literary adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + literary adj. Not quite literary; of a lower quality or standing than that of literature. Also: of or belonging to subliterature (subliterature n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > [adjective] > specific types of literature > inferior weak1713 subliterary1848 pulpy1915 schlock1916 1848 Cork Mag. Aug. 634/1 The men who figured in the sub-literary coteries of our own city forty years since..were more like a provincial edition of the persons who were called ‘wits’ in Addison's time. 1926 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Soc. 57 257 The Menippean satire and the sub-literary folk book have suggested the insertion of poetry into the prose. 1952 New World Writing Apr. 234 Even aficionados of murder fiction will concede..that except in the hands of a few writers it has been a sub-literary product—characters unreal, dialogue artificial, plots highly improbable. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 17 July 53/2 Most people in literary circles would be content to leave Verne in an honorable but sub-literary niche as a writer of scientific adventure stories for boys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1848
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