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literalistic

adj
/ˌlɪt(ə)rəˈlɪstɪk/

Etymology

From literalist + -ic.

  1. derived from littera
  2. derived from litteralis
  3. derived from literal
  4. inherited from literal
  5. suffixed as literalist — “literal + ist”
  6. formed as literalistic — “literalist + -ic”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to literalism or literalists.

  2. Using a method of interpretation regarded as woodenly, inflexibly, or simplistically…

    Using a method of interpretation regarded as woodenly, inflexibly, or simplistically literal in its perceived neglect of such considerations as context, genre, and authorial intent.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA