literary

adjectives

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

"literary criticism"

literary

is derived from

pertains to

knowledgeable about literature

"a literary style"

literary

is derived from

is similar to

versed in literature; dealing with literature

appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

"when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"

literary

is similar to

(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

"the paper was written in formal English"