1. opposed to or hostile toward literature, literary culture, or literary values
Usage: often used to describe attitudes, movements, or works that reject traditional literary conventions or aesthetics

Examples

• The antiliterary movement of the early 20th century challenged the dominance of traditional novels.
• His antiliterary stance rejected the notion that reading classics was essential to education.
• Some critics viewed the experimental work as antiliterary because it abandoned conventional narrative structure.
• The antiliterary sentiment in the community made it difficult to secure funding for the library.
• She adopted an antiliterary position, arguing that visual media had surpassed written text in importance.