Meaning & use

Literarily

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In a literary manner, or with respect to literature.

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The essay examines the novel both literarily and historically.

Speaking literarily, the poem borrows heavily from Romantic imagery.

A note on using this word

"Literarily" is easily confused with "literally"; the two words look similar but mean entirely different things, so context matters.

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