1. relating to literature or the writing, study, or appreciation of literature
2. having the characteristics of serious literature; artistic and refined in style
3. concerned with or knowledgeable about literature

Examples

• She studied literary criticism in graduate school.
• The novel won several prestigious literary awards.
• His writing style is highly literary and complex.
• The literary magazine publishes poetry and short fiction.
• She comes from a literary family of writers and editors.
• The course covers major literary movements of the 20th century.
• His literary knowledge impressed the interview committee.