Hypertext Webster Gateway: "literary"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Literary \Lit"er*a*ry\, a. [L. litterarius, literarius,fr.
littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. litt['e]raire. See
{Letter}.]
1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to
learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary
history; literary conversation.

He has long outlived his century, the term commonly
fixed as the test of literary merit. --Johnson.

2. Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with
literature as a profession; connected with literature or
with men of letters; as, a literary man.

In the literary as well as fashionable world.
--Mason.

{Literary property}.
(a) Property which consists in written or printed
compositions.
(b) The exclusive right of publication as recognized and
limited by law.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

literary
adj 1: of or relating to or dealing with good literature; "literary
criticism"
2: knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" [syn: {well-written}]
3: appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or
writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an
affected literary style"


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