book-learned

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books, as opposed to from practical knowledge.

Word forms

book-learned

Etymology

From Middle English bok-lerned, boke-lornut, equivalent to book + learned.

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