literary
adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of literature
- literary criticism
2. knowledgeable about literature
- a literary style
Similar word(s): literate
3. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
- when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style
Similar word(s): formal
Sentences with literary as an adjective:
- literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation
- a literary man