LIT'ERARY, adjective [Latin literarius.] 1. Pertaining to letters or literature; respecting learning or learned men; as a literary history; literary conversation. 2. Derived from erudition; as literary fame. 3. Furnished with erudition; versed in letters; as a literary man. 4. Consisting in letters, or written or printed compositions; as literary property.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI