extraliterary

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English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ literary.

Adjective

extraliterary (comparative more extraliterary, superlative most extraliterary)

  1. Outside literature.
    • 2009 April 26, Tom Bissell, “Great and Terrible Truths”, in New York Times:
      For all the obvious extraliterary reasons, “This Is Water” is often an extremely painful reading experience, and in this opinion I cannot imagine I will be alone.