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over-literary
adjective
(alsooverliterary)uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈlɪt.ər.ər.i/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈlɪt̬.ə.rer.i/
Over-literary writing or language is too formal or too high-level for the situation. :
Plays do not have to be literary to be good, and indeed, if they are over-literary, they will often fail.
To get to the point where something happens, the audience has had to sit through 45 minutes of dutiful and over-literary exposition.
The writing is sometimes old-fashioned or over-literary.
The device of the inner voice may be helpful, just for clarity, but it's still unsatisfying and over-literary.
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