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bookish

[book-ish]

adjective

  1. given or devoted to reading or study.

  2. more acquainted with books than with real life.

  3. of or relating to books; literary.

  4. stilted; pedantic.

    Synonyms: ,


bookish

/ ˈʊɪʃ /

adjective

  1. fond of reading; studious

  2. consisting of or forming opinions or attitudes through reading rather than direct personal experience; academic

    a bookish view of life

  3. of or relating to books

    a bookish career in publishing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • bookishly adverb
  • bookishness noun
  • nonbookish adjective
  • nonbookishly adverb
  • nonbookishness noun
  • overbookish adjective
  • overbookishly adverb
  • overbookishness noun
  • unbookish adjective
  • unbookishly adverb
  • unbookishness noun
  • ˈǴǰ쾱Ա noun
  • ˈǴǰ쾱 adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bookish1

First recorded in 1560–70; book + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

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“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is the kind of warm romance that will make any bookish dreamer swoon, as a thoroughly modern woman with old-fashioned ideas about love experiences her own Austenesque tumble.

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If your stocking was a little lacking in the literary department, there are plenty of bookish delights heading your way in 2025.

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A solitary, bookish boy whose dreams came true, after a fashion, who proved that movies really can change your life — albeit in ways you can never quite plan on.

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But his measured, bookish approach is often drowned out by the anguish and fury of crime victims.

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He casually dated her bookish sister, Pat, before he turned to the outgoing Ethel.

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