literary

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with literature: literary criticism.
2. Of or relating to writers or the profession of literature: literary circles.
3. Versed in or fond of literature or learning.
4. 1. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing.
   2. Bookish; pedantic.

[Latin litterārius, of reading and writing, from littera, lītera, letter. See letter.]

literarily lit'er·ar'i·ly (-râr'ə-lē) adv.
literariness lit'er·ar'i·ness n.

adjective

Characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical matters: academic, bookish, donnish, formalistic, inkhorn, pedantic, pedantical, scholastic. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, flexible/rigid, teach/learn.

adj

Definition: concerning books
Antonyms: illiterate

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IN BRIEF: Of, relating to or having the characteristics of humane learning; Well read.

The educational system should provide a literary as well as a rational education. — G K Chalmers

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - litterær, boglig

idioms:

• literary criticism    litterær kritik
• literary executor    dødsboforvalter
• literary history    litteraturhistorie

Nederlands (Dutch)
literair, letterkundig, belezen

Français (French)
adj. - littéraire

idioms:

• literary criticism    critique littéraire
• literary executor    exécuteur littéraire
• literary history    histoire littéraire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - literarisch, gewählt

idioms:

• literary criticism    Literaturkritik
• literary executor    Nachlaßverwalter
• literary history    Literaturgeschichte

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λογοτεχνικός, φιλολογικός, λόγιος

idioms:

• literary criticism    κριτική λογοτεχνίας
• literary executor    διαχειριστής πνευματικού έργου
• literary history    ιστορία των γραμμάτων

Italiano (Italian)
letterario

idioms:

• literary criticism    critica letteraria
• literary executor    agente di scrittore
• literary history    storia letteraria

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - literário

idioms:

• literary criticism    crítica (f) literária
• literary executor    executor testamentário
• literary history    história (f) literária

Русский (Russian)
литературный, книжный

idioms:

• literary criticism    литературная критика
• literary executor    душеприказчик, занимающийся литературным наследием
• literary history    история литературы

Español (Spanish)
adj. - literario

idioms:

• literary criticism    crítica literaria
• literary executor    albacea del testamento literario de un escritor
• literary history    historia literaria

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - litterär, boklig, vitter, vitterhets-, litteratur-, författar-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
文学的, 精通文学的, 文艺的

idioms:

• literary criticism    文艺评论
• literary executor    遗稿管理人
• literary history    文学史

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 文學的, 精通文學的, 文藝的

idioms:

• literary criticism    文藝評論
• literary executor    遺稿管理人
• literary history    文學史

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 문학의, 저작의, 문학에 통달한, 문학에 종사하는, 문어의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 文学の, 文学に通じた, 文筆業の, 文語の

idioms:

• literary criticism    文芸批評
• literary executor    遺著管理者
• literary history    文学史

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أدبي, واسع الإطلاع في الأدب, أديب, منصرف إلى التأليف والأدب كصناعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ספרותי, של ספרות, בקי בענייני ספרות, משמש כמילה או כביטוי בעיקר בתמלילים ספרותיים או רשמיים‬

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