Thesaurus: bookish

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1. a. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.
2. a. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences.
3. adj. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
4. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. "A bookish man." Addison. "Bookish skill." Bp. Hall. 2. 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.
5. j:100 s. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading