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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Not literal.
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Examples
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Not only this shoe is pretentiously ugly – you know, in this outdated post-modern concept where “Ugly” is new “Beautiful” so last century – the pink/red combination is utterly illiteral.
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‘If it is in your power to make her so,’ cried Lady Ashford, ‘she will be illiteral enough; but I see no harm a little knowledge does to women: why should not they be made companions for their husbands, and be able to fill up their time, without cards, or sauntering about; wearying themselves, and every body else, with the sight of them?’
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whichbe commented on the word illiteral
Adjective. Not being able to understand why something might avoid the use of exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment.
May 22, 2007