kirjanduslik

Kirjanduslik is an Estonian adjective meaning "pertaining to literature" or "literary." It is formed from the noun kirjandus (literature) with the suffix -lik, and it describes something connected with literature rather than other arts. The term is widely used in academic criticism, literary history, and cultural journalism to qualify texts, genres, styles, analyses, and movements. Typical collocations include kirjanduslik teos (a literary work), kirjanduslik analüüs (a literary analysis), kirjanduslik stiil (a literary style), and kirjanduslik suund (a literary tendency or direction). It can also appear in phrases such as kirjanduslik kriitika (literary criticism) or kirjanduslik uuring (literary study). In usage, the adjective follows standard Estonian inflection rules and agrees with the noun it modifies.

The concept does not carry a fixed value of quality; its nuance depends on context, often indicating relation to the field of literature as opposed to non-literary topics. The term is common in Estonian-language discussions of literature, including school curricula, scholarly works, and media coverage.