bookish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

/ˈbʊkɪʃ/ en-au-bookish.ogg [ˈbɵkɪʃ] /ˈbʉkɪʃ/ /ˈbuːkɪʃ/

bookish more bookish most bookish

From book + -ish.

formal labored literary pedantic

comic-bookish nerd

bookishly bookishness nonbookish overbookish unbookish

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