bookishness

[book-ish]

book·ish

[book-ish]
adjective
1.
given or devoted to reading or study.
2.
more acquainted with books than with real life.
3.
of or pertaining to books; literary.
4.
stilted; pedantic.

Origin:
1560–70; book + -ish1

book·ish·ly, adverb
book·ish·ness, noun
non·book·ish, adjective
non·book·ish·ly, adverb
non·book·ish·ness, noun
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o·ver·book·ish, adjective
o·ver·book·ish·ly, adverb
o·ver·book·ish·ness, noun
un·book·ish, adjective
un·book·ish·ly, adverb
un·book·ish·ness, noun
COLLAPSE


4. academic, scholastic.

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World English Dictionary
bookish (ˈbʊkɪʃ)
 
adj
1.  fond of reading; studious
2.  consisting of or forming opinions or attitudes through reading rather than direct personal experience; academic: a bookish view of life
3.  of or relating to books: a bookish career in publishing
 
'bookishly
 
adv
 
'bookishness
 
n

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