bookish Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
studious.
- a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket
- a quiet studious child
WordNet
Book"ish adjective
Definitions
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Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. "A bookish man." Addison. "Bookish skill." Bp. Hall. -
Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; --as, a bookish way of talking;bookish sentences.Book"ish*ly , adv. --Book"ish*ness , n.