bibliomaniacal

9.9

Very eager to collect and buy books

adjective
/ˌbɪbliəˈmeɪnɪəkl/

: bibliomaníaco

Her bibliomaniacal tendencies led her to buy every book she saw.

Examples

He has a bibliomaniacal obsession with rare first editions.
The bibliomaniacal collector scoured rare bookstores across Europe for new additions to his library.
Her bibliomaniacal tendencies meant that every room in her house was filled with books.
His bibliomaniacal pursuit led him to spend fortunes on centuries-old manuscripts.
Her bibliomaniacal tendencies meant that every room in her house was filled with books.
His bibliomaniacal pursuit led him to spend fortunes on centuries-old manuscripts.
The bibliomaniacal collector scoured rare bookstores across Europe for new additions to his library.

Synonyms

bibliophilic

vsbibliomaniacal

1 9.9

Having a strong love of books and often collecting them

is excessive and focused on acquiring books compulsively

Antonyms

indifferent

4 4.5

Not important and having little effect

How Obsessive

bibliomaniacal

9.9

bibliophilic

1 9.9

readerly

1 7.7

fond

269 1.0

Surface Forms

bibliomaniacal positive

Morphology

bibliomaniacal = bibliomania (semi-transparent) = biblio + mania + ical

The word is built in a recognizable way from 'bibliomania' plus the adjectival suffix '-ical', but the classical combining form and the specialized meaning make it only partly transparent.

Etymology

The word bibliomaniacal is built from biblio- meaning 'book' and -mania meaning 'madness' or a very strong desire, the same root you see in maniac. So, bibliomaniacal describes someone with an extreme, almost 'mad' love of collecting books.