literary
adjective
- relating to literature
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ / /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹi/ / /ˈlɪt.əˌɹɛɹ.i/
adj
Etymology: From French littéraire.
- Relating to literature.
“literary fame”
“a literary history”
- Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
“a literary man”
“in the literary as well as fashionable world”
- Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
- Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
- Bookish.