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1. (adj.) bookish
given or devoted to reading or study.
2. bookish
more acquainted with books than with real life.
3. bookish
of or pertaining to books; literary.
Etymology: (1560–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) bookish, studious
characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
"a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"
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1. (adj) bookish
given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books
2. (adj) bookish
characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences
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