pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history. 2. pertaining to authorship: literary style. 3. versed in or acquainted with literature; well-read.
Michael Shannon, 'Man Of Steel' Star, On Playing An Empathetic Version Of General Zod. Zack Snyder's Superman reboot casts Michael Shannon as the villainous general, but leaves behind the catchphrase that Terrence Stamp made famous in Superman II, when he played the same role.
A rosz szomszed (The Bad Neighbour), by Charles Vadnay (1878), is a felicitous representation of the power of love. She is the subject of a beautiful poem by Longfellow, Santa Filomena, and the popular estimate of her character and mission was summed up in a particularly felicitous anagram, Flit on, cheering angel.