bookish
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈbʊkɪʃ/
- As a serious, bookish girl, I felt like an intruder and an outcast.
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Watch on YouTubeBut yeah, question number six, what are some of your bookish pet peeves?
- But yeah, question number six, what are some of your bookish pet peeves?
- They would try and act in ways that were more bookish sometimes as well.
- These ideas are for all of the bookish people in your life, people who love books.
- Chalmers is, is kind of a, you know, bookish type.
- And so the Latin that was taught was bookish, but for that in many respects, correct.
- And as an introvert and as I feel like a lot of bookish people tend to be introverts, it's really hard to meet people like us, I guess.
Examples
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The bookish student preferred discussing literature over attending parties with friends.
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So... once upon a time... Once upon a time... there was a quiet, bookish girl who wrote poetry.
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These ideas are for all of the bookish people in your life, people who love books.
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And he, or she, seems to be the bookish type.
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I would like you to deliver this tea bag to the bookish blonde over there.
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Thank God for all the bookish boys and all the tomboyish girls out there.
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I talked about it in hygiene class and attracted... a following of lonely, bookish girls.
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Some of the listings were amusingly bookish in character: "Best Sellers," "Short Stories," "My Salad Days."
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Melville is the most bookish of writers, a tireless midnight student.
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And as an introvert and as I feel like a lot of bookish people tend to be introverts, it's really hard to meet people like us, I guess.
Synonyms
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3.9
Spending a lot of time reading and learning while working carefully
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9.5
Showing a formal, bookish way of speaking or writing
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9.9
Having a strong love of books and often collecting them
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Having a strong interest in books and their ideas
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8.4
A person who likes to read and study a lot
Showing a lot of knowledge from books
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How Bookish
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Etymology
Bookish comes from the parts book and -ish, where -ish means 'like' and appears in words such as foolish and childish. So bookish literally means 'like a book', a person who loves reading and prefers study to practical things.