ˈlɪtərərɪ adj. 1
of, constituting, or occupied
with books or
literature or
written composition,
esp. of
the kind valued
for quality of
form. 2 well
informed about literature. 3 (of a
word or idiom) used
chiefly in literary works or
other formal writing. øliterary
executor see EXECUTOR. literary
history the history of the
treatment of a
subject in literature. øøliterarily adv. literariness n. [L litterarius (as LETTER)]