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antiliterary

antiliterary adjective: relating to antiliterature; defying the conventions of literature.

Adjective

antiliterary (comparative more antiliterary, superlative most antiliterary)

  1. Relating to antiliterature; defying the conventions of literature.

Forms of antiliterary

comparativemore antiliterary
superlativemost antiliterary

Origin of antiliterary

From anti- + literary.

Questions about antiliterary

What does antiliterary mean?
Antiliterary means relating to antiliterature; defying the conventions of literature.
What part of speech is antiliterary?
Antiliterary is an adjective.

Words near antiliterary in the dictionary

  1. antiliquor
  2. antilisterial
  3. antiliteracy
  4. antiliteral
  5. antiliteralism
  6. antiliterary
  7. antiliterate
  8. antiliterature
  9. antilithiatic
  10. antilithic
  11. antilithics

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