bookish
[ book-ish ]
Origin of bookish
1Other words for bookish
Other words from bookish
- book·ish·ly, adverb
- book·ish·ness, noun
- non·book·ish, adjective
- non·book·ish·ly, adverb
- non·book·ish·ness, noun
- 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
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British Dictionary definitions for bookish
bookish
/ (ˈbʊkɪʃ) /
adjective
fond of reading; studious
consisting of or forming opinions or attitudes through reading rather than direct personal experience; academic: a bookish view of life
of or relating to books: a bookish career in publishing
Derived forms of bookish
- bookishly, adverb
- bookishness, noun
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