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Showing words for LITERARY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Literary

literary, trailery

7 Letter Words for Literary

irately, rariety, reality, retiary, retiral, retrial, tarrily, tearily, trailer, triaryl

6 Letter Words for Literary

aerily, aliter, artery, artier, artily, elytra, irater, irrate, irreal, lirate, lyrate, railer, rarely, rarety, rarity, raylet, realty, rearly, rerail, retail, retial, retira, retral, rialty, ritely, tailer, tailye, tarrie, telary, terral, tilery, tilyer, traily, triary, tylari

5 Letter Words for Literary

aiery, airer, alert, aliet, alite, ality, alter, ariel, arite, arret, arrie, artel, arter, artly, ately, aylet, ayrie, early, eyrar, eyrir, irate, italy, laeti, lairy, laity, larry, later, layer, leary, liart, liter, litra, lyart, raile, ratel, rater, rayle, relay, retal, retar, retia, retry, riley, riyal, taily, taler, tarie, tarre, tarri, tarry, tayer, tayir, teary, telar, telia, terai, terra, terry, tiler, tirer, trail, trial, trier, tryer, tyler, yarer

4 Letter Words for Literary

aiel, aile, aire, airt, airy, aret, aril, arle, arri, arte, arty, aryl, atle, atli, atry, ayre, earl, eila, eira, eiry, eral, erat, eria, eyra, iare, ilea, ital, itel, iter, iyar, laer, laet, lair, lait, lare, lari, late, lati, lear, leat, leir, liar, lier, lira, lire, lite, lyra, lyre, lyte, rail, rait, rale, rare, rate, real, rear, reit, rely, rial, riel, rier, rile, rita, rite, ryal, tael, tail, tale, tali, tare, tari, tarr, teal, tear, teil, tela, teli, tera, terr, tiar, tier, tile, tire, tirl, tirr, tray, trey, trie, trye, tyer, tyrr, yair, yale, yali, yare, yarl, yarr, yate, yati, year, yeat, yelt, yeta, yeti, yilt, yirr, yite

3 Letter Words for Literary

aer, ail, air, ait, ale, alt, aly, are, arr, art, ary, ate, aye, ayr, ear, eat, eir, ela, eli, elt, era, err, ert, eta, ety, eyl, eyr, ile, ira, ire, ita, lai, lar, lat, lay, lea, lei, ler, let, ley, lie, lir, lit, ltr, lye, rai, rat, ray, rea, rei, rel, ria, rie, rit, rle, rly, rte, rti, rya, rye, tai, tal, tar, tay, tea, tel, ter, tie, til, tlr, tra, tri, try, tye, tyr, yar, yat, yea, yer, yet

Definitions for Literary

[1] pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially 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.
[7] of, relating to, concerned with, or characteristic of literature or scholarly writing a literary discussion ; a literary style
[8] versed in or knowledgeable about literature a literary man
[9] (of a word) formal; not colloquial

Words related to Literary

classical, scholarly, bookish, erudite, formal, learned, lettered, literate, well-read, belletristic

Words nearby Literary

literal-minded, literalism, literality, literalize, literally, literary, literary agent, literary executor, literate, literati, literatim

Origin of Literary

1640–50; < Latin līterārius, litterārius of reading and writing. See letter1, -ary

Other words from Literary

lit·er·ar·i·ly , adverb
lit·er·ar·i·ness , noun
non·lit·er·ar·i·ly , adverb
non·lit·er·ar·i·ly·ness , noun
non·lit·er·ar·i·ness , noun
non·lit·er·ar·y , adjective
o·ver·lit·er·ar·i·ly , adverb
o·ver·lit·er·ar·i·ness , noun
o·ver·lit·er·ar·y , adjective
pre·lit·er·ar·y , adjective
pseu·do·lit·er·ar·y , adjective
qua·si-lit·er·ar·y , adjective
un·lit·er·ar·y , adjective

Word origin for Literary

C17: from Latin litterārius concerning reading and writing. See letter

Synonyms for Literary

classical, scholarly, belletristic, bookish, erudite, formal, learned, lettered, literate, well-read