literary

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of literature

   “literary criticism”
2. 2.

   knowledgeable about literature

   “a literary style”

   Similarliterate
3. 3.

   appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

   “when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style”

   Similarformal

Questions about literary

What does literary mean?

literary means "of or relating to or characteristic of literature". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.