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literatesque

literatesque adjective: having a literary quality; befitting literature.

Adjective

literatesque (comparative more literatesque, superlative most literatesque)

  1. having a literary quality; befitting literature
    • Any literatesque character may be described in literature under any circumstances which exhibit its literatesqueness.

Forms of literatesque

comparativemore literatesque
superlativemost literatesque

Origin of literatesque

From literate + -esque.

Words formed from literatesque

Questions about literatesque

What does literatesque mean?
Literatesque means having a literary quality; befitting literature.
What part of speech is literatesque?
Literatesque is an adjective.

Words near literatesque in the dictionary

  1. literate
  2. literate programming
  3. literately
  4. literateness
  5. literates
  6. literatesque
  7. literatesqueness
  8. literateur
  9. literateurs
  10. literateuse
  11. literateuses

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