literary

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relating to literature (= written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting artistic value):

The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award.

Literary critics raved over his novels.

suitable for or in the style of literature:

Her prose makes sparing use of rare and literary words.

The scene is beautifully written, but it's too literary to be realistic.

(of a person) having read a lot of literature:

My father is a very literary person.

connected with literature:

She contributed poems to literary magazines.

Literary analysis is the study of a work of literature by a critic, teacher, or student.