Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Literary \Lit"er*a*ry\, a. [L. litterarius, literarius,fr.
   littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. litt['e]raire. See
   {Letter}.]
   1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to
      learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary
      history; literary conversation.

            He has long outlived his century, the term commonly
            fixed as the test of literary merit.  --Johnson.

   2. Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with
      literature as a profession; connected with literature or
      with men of letters; as, a literary man.

            In the literary as well as fashionable world.
                                                  --Mason.

   {Literary property}.
      (a) Property which consists in written or printed
          compositions.
      (b) The exclusive right of publication as recognized and
          limited by law.

Source : WordNet®

literary
     adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary
            criticism"
     2: knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" [syn: {well-written}]
     3: appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or
        writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an
        affected literary style"