Definition of Literary

Adjective: literary  'li-tu,re-ree [N. Amer], li-t(u-)ru-ree [Brit]

  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of literature
    "literary criticism"
     
  2. Knowledgeable about literature
    "a literary style"
     
  3. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
    "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"

See also:
literarinesses
literate

Anagrams containing the word literary

lireyrta yliterar rylitera aryliter rarylite erarylit teraryli iteraryl