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literose

literose adjective: distinctively literary, usually in a studied or affected form.

Adjective

literose (comparative more literose, superlative most literose)

  1. Distinctively literary, usually in a studied or affected form.

Forms of literose

comparativemore literose
superlativemost literose

Origin of literose

From Latin litterōsus.

Questions about literose

What does literose mean?
Literose means distinctively literary, usually in a studied or affected form.
What part of speech is literose?
Literose is an adjective.

Words near literose in the dictionary

  1. literbike
  2. literbikes
  3. litere
  4. litereally
  5. literes
  6. literose
  7. literosity
  8. literotica
  9. liters
  10. lites
  11. litest

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