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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lit·er·ary DATE 1749 1. a. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of humane learning or literature b. bookish 2 c. of or relating to books 2. a. well-read b. of or relating to authors or scholars or to their professions English Etymology literary 1640s, "pertaining to alphabet letters," from Fr. littéraire, from L.lit(t)erarius "belonging to letters or learning," from lit(t)era "letter." Meaning "pertaining to literature" is attested from 1749. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 literary lit·er·ary / 5litErEri; NAmE -reri / adjective1. connected with literature 文学的；文学上的: literary criticism / theory 文学批评/理论 2. (of a language or style of writing 语言或写作文体) suitable for or typical of a work of literature 适于文学作品的；有典型文学作品特征的: It was Chaucer who really turned English into a literary language. 是乔叟使英语真正变成了文学语言。 3. liking literature very much; studying or writing literature 爱好文学的；从事文学研究(或写作)的: a literary man 文人 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lit·er·ary \ˈlid.əˌrerē, ˈlitəˌr-, -ri\ adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin littera, litera letter + English -ary; in other senses, from French littéraire, from Latin litterarius, literarius of writing, from litterae, literae writing + -arius -ary — more at letter 1. archaic : literal I 2a2. a. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of humane learning < the educational system should provide a literary as well as a rational education — G.K.Chalmers > < literary institution > b. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of literature < renouncing the dogma that Latin was the literary language of Italy, began to write in Tuscan — G.C.Sellery > < described his types in the grand literary manner, with great subtlety and penetration — William Stephenson > < a literary magazine may deal with … anything at all, so long as each article is a piece of literature — R.G.Howarth > c. : bookish 2 < this work is too wordy, and the dialogue has a muffled literaryflavor — T.G.Bergin > d. : of or relating to books < literary agent > < literary manuscripts > 3. a. : having a firsthand knowledge of literature : well-read < he is literary, given to quoting to himself rather long stretches of remembered lines — F.J.Hoffman > b. : of, relating to, or concerned with men of letters or with writing as a profession < a new star in the literary firmament — Yankee > < for her admirable series of literary biographies she has chosen … nineteenth-century poets — Harrison Smith > < was rather literary in college — Scott Fitzgerald > 4. of a painting or sculpture : characterized by a primary interest in depicting an event, story, or allegory : anecdotal |
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