booky
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈbʊki/
- UK
- His booky nature made him a favorite among teachers.
Examples
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People often called him booky because he always had a novel in his bag.
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She is quite booky and loves to read.
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As a child, she was very booky and loved spending hours in the library.
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His booky nature makes him a great student.
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My friend is very booky; she spends every weekend in the library.
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The booky student always has his nose buried in a novel during lunch.
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With her booky nature, she often helps others with their studies.
Synonyms
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4.5
Knowing a lot because you read many books
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6.5
A person who likes books and reading more than practical activities
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3.9
Spending a lot of time reading and learning while working carefully
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5.7
Knowing a lot about books and writers
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9.9
Having a strong love of books and often collecting them
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7.7
Having a strong interest in books and their ideas
Showing a lot of knowledge from books
Antonyms
How Studious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word booky comes from book plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'like'. So a booky person is 'full of books' in the sense that they love reading and are very studious.