Literary
Literary (lit"ẽr*a*ry) , adjective
[Latin litterarius, literarius, from littera, litera, a letter: compare French littéraire. 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.
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.
Collocations (1)
Literary property , (a) Property which consists in written or printed compositions. (b) The exclusive right of publication as recognized and limited by law.