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   bookish

   /ˈbʊkɪʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or way of life) devoted to reading and studying: "a bookish, untidy boy"
   • ▪ (of language or writing) literary in style or allusion: "his Welsh was rather bookish"

   Derivatives

   • 1. bookishly adverb
   • 2. bookishness noun

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   How do you know if a person is bookish?

   • Someone bookish likes books a lot. They're either studious or always seem to be reading. Some people don't like studying. Others like studying a lot: it seems like their head is always in a book. Someone like that can be called bookish, because they are reading books all the time.

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   What is another word for bookish?

   • Synonyms for Bookish: adj. •academic (adjective) learned, pedantic, literary, scholarly, erudite, Book-learned, academic, collegiate, theoretical. •all (adjective) studious. n. • assiduous, diligent. Other synonyms: • educated, Pedantical, Inkhorn, donnish, formalistic. • scholastic.

   BOOKISH synonyms, another word for Bookish

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   What is bookish?

   • Bookish.com is a content discovery and ecommerce website, which launched in February 2013, devoted to books. The site allows users to browse an extensive database of books and authors, add books to user-created digital "shelves", get custom book recommendations, read editorial content and purchase physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks.

   bookish - Meaning in Hindi - बुकिश मतलब हिंदी में - Translation

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   What is a bookish idea?

   • A bookish idea helped to solidify a social reality. The subversive side of the lab had as its target to undermine the prevalent bookish character of foreign language learning and teaching.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOOKISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Bookish means enjoying books, especially serious ones. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     BOOKISH meaning: 1. A bookish person enjoys reading books,...

   • Polski

     bookish definicja: 1. A bookish person enjoys reading books,...

   • Bookish in Simplified Chinese

     BOOKISH translate: 喜欢读书的；书呆子气的；学究式的. Learn more in the...

   • Bookishly

     BOOKISHLY definition: 1. in a way that shows someone enjoys...

   • Bookish in Traditional Chinese

     BOOKISH translate: 喜歡讀書的；書呆子氣的；學究式的. Learn more in the...

   • Bookkeeper

     BOOKKEEPER definition: 1. someone whose job is keeping an...

   • Booking Office

     BOOKING OFFICE definition: 1. a place, at a theatre,...

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   Bookish means of or relating to books, fond of reading, or literary and formal. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of bookish from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBOOKISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Bookish means someone who spends a lot of time reading serious books, or someone who has opinions or attitudes based on reading rather than experience. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins Dictionary.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › bookishBOOKISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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. Discover More.

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   Someone bookish likes books a lot. They're either studious or always seem to be reading. Some people don't like studying. Others like studying a lot: it seems like their head is always in a book. Someone like that can be called bookish, because they are reading books all the time.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › bookishBOOKISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Bookish means enjoying books, especially serious books, or having a studious or intellectual appearance. Learn more about the word, its usage, and related terms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Bookish means relating to books or book learning, or having a fondness for books. It comes from book + -ish suffix and has been used since the mid 1500s.