Antonyms of adj literary

2 of 3 senses of literary

Sense 2
literary -- (knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style")

INDIRECT (VIA literate) -> illiterate -- (lacking culture, especially in language and literature)

Sense 3
literary -- (appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style")

INDIRECT (VIA formal) -> informal -- (used of spoken and written language)

Similarity of adj literary

3 senses of literary

Sense 1
literary -- (of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism")

Sense 2
literary -- (knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style")
       => literate (vs. illiterate) -- (versed in literature; dealing with literature)

Sense 3
literary -- (appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style")
       => formal (vs. informal) -- ((of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; "the paper was written in formal English")