Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man
Literary means concerned with or connected with the writing, study, or appreciation of literature. She's the literary editor of the `Sunday Review'. a literary masterpiece
appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style" knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism
Literary words and expressions are often unusual in some way and are used to create a special effect in a piece of writing such as a poem, speech, or novel. adj. Arabic literary renaissance Chicago literary renaissance Irish literary renaissance literary criticism Times Literary Supplement Welsh literary renaissance International Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works