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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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   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.

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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 a bookish person?

   • A bookish person enjoys reading books, especially serious books. He’s pleasant but a shy, bookish type. In part, this was a conventional rhetorical strategy designed to separate the bookish and divine from the illiterate and worldly. A bookish idea helped to solidify a social reality.

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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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   Bookish means enjoying books, especially serious books, or having a studious or intellectual character. Learn more about this word, its synonyms and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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

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   • Bookish in Simplified Chinese

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

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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.

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   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. Being bookish can mean someone is studious: an honors student is likely very bookish.

6. 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 forms opinions or attitudes through reading rather than direct experience. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins Dictionary.

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   Bookish means fond of reading, studious, or relating to books. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.

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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 literature and news sources.

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   Bookish means interested in reading and studying, rather than in more active or practical things. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and more.