literarily

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adverb

In a literary manner.

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Meanings

adverbliterarily (comparative more literarily, superlative most literarily)

comparative more literarily · superlative most literarily

  1. In a literary manner.

    When he spoke, he spoke in allusion, literarily, often pausing to check, with a look, whether I followed.

    2023, Justin Torres, Blackouts, Granta Books (2024), page 41

Origin

From literary + -ly.

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APA

literarily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literarily

MLA

“literarily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literarily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “literarily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literarily.

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