单词 | literary |
释义 | literary —literarily, adv. —literariness, n. /lit"euh rer'ee/, adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature: literary history. 2. pertaining to authorship: literary style. 3. versed in or acquainted with literature; well-read. 4. engaged in or having the profession of literature or writing: a literary man. 5. characterized by an excessive or affected display of learning; stilted; pedantic. 6. preferring books to actual experience; bookish. [1640-50; < L literarius, litterarius of reading and writing. See LETTER, -ARY] |
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