literalistic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to literalism or literalists.
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.

/ˌlɪt(ə)rəˈlɪstɪk/

literalistic more literalistic most literalistic

From literalist + -ic.

hyperliteral overliteral

literalistically

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