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What is the adjective for literary?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs literalise and literalize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

literary
  1. Relating to literature.
  2. Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
  3. Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
  4. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
  5. Bookish.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. written, poetic, artistic, dramatic, printed, published, linguistic, stylistic, in print, formal, technical, ornate, elaborate, flowery, purple, dignified, bookish, solemn, laboured, labored, fictional, fictitious, mythical, storybook, legendary, learned, scholarly, intellectual, erudite, lettered, knowledgeable, academic, educated, cultivated, cultured, studious, highbrow, literate, cerebral, civilised, civilized, brainy, belletristic, bookly … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “He describes the use of colloquial and vulgar language rarely seen in literary works of the time.”
      “The writer was using literary prose and figurative language to communicate a technical process.”
      “The Oresteia is a literary tale about the self-defeating nature of vengeance.”
literal
  1. Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical.
  2. Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties.
  3. (uncommon) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
  4. (of a person) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of-fact.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. verbatim, literatim, exact, strict, faithful, undeviating, close, precise, accurate, true, word-for-word, letter-for-letter, line-for-line, word for word, to the letter, not figurative, correct, definite, explicit, veridical, factual, clear-cut, unerring, detailed, veracious, right, authentic, specific, faultless, proper, distinct, spot-on, perfect, particular, genuine, defined, bang on, rigorous, meticulous, thorough, unmistakable, on the button, unambiguous, spot on, careful, clear, scrupulous, punctilious, matter-of-fact, sound … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The preacher's word was a literal quote from the book of Joshua.”
      “We have seen that this is the literal truth of things.”
      “When the performer sticks to a bland and literal kind of correctness, the listener misses the subtle but essential personal inflection that the interpreter must provide.”
literate
  1. Able to read and write; having literacy.
  2. Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
  3. Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).
  4. Synonyms:
      5. learned, educated, scholarly, knowledgeable, erudite, intellectual, lettered, cultured, cultivated, literary, sophisticated, informed, intelligent, schooled, instructed, scholastic, well-read, well educated, well informed, well read, well-informed, widely read, well-educated, bookish, academic, enlightened, studious, civilized, highbrow, brainy, civilised, cerebral, versed, illuminated, discerning, tutored, wise, trained, aware, taught, switched-on, well-versed, refined, polished, advanced, coached, savvy, clever, sharp, liberal … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The means to accomplish this were literate sermons, adhering closely to the liturgy of the church; catechising the young; and administering the sacraments.”
      “And like all learning, becoming literate is a lifelong process.”
      “He is an incredibly literate writer, able to effortlessly convey complex ideas in a clear and fluent manner.”
literose
  1. Distinctively literary, usually in a studied or affected form.
literaturological
  1. (uncommon) Of or relating to literaturology, the study of literature.
literatesque
  1. having a literary quality; befitting literature
  2. Examples:
      3. “Any literatesque character may be described in literature under any circumstances which exhibit its literatesqueness.”
literalistic
  1. Of or pertaining to literalism or literalists.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nitpicking, fussy, finicky, fastidious, scrupulous, meticulous, punctilious, finical, pedantic, pernickety, exact, precise, perfectionist, overnice, overscrupulous, quibbling, captious, carping, precisionist, dogmatic, literalist, formalist, purist, hairsplitting, scholastic, casuistical, casuistic, sophistic, sophistical, hair-splitting, over-exacting, picky, particular, hypercritical, fault-finding, pettifogging, cavilling, caviling, nit-picking, nit-picky, exacting, persnickety, careful, nice, painstaking, demanding, thorough, choosy, discriminating, rigorous … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The theological pettifoggery of their literalistic religion has to be read to be believed.”
      “In contrast, fundamentalism is literalistic, overconfident and reactionary.”
      “He freed the doctrine of his master from its literalistic mysticism, and presented it in a more perfected and systematised form.”
literalised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of literalise
literalising
  1. present participle of literalise
literalized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of literalize
literalizing
  1. present participle of literalize
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