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bookish

(bʊkɪʃ)

adjective

Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books.

[disapproval]

Synonyms: studious, learned, academic, intellectual More Synonyms of bookish

bookish in British English

(ˈbʊkɪʃ)

adjective

fond of reading; studious

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

a bookish view of life

of or relating to books

a bookish career in publishing

Derived forms

bookishly (ˈbookishly)

adverb

bookishness (ˈbookishness)

noun

bookish in American English

(ˈbʊkɪʃ)

adjective

of or connected with books

inclined to read and study; literary; scholarly

having mere book learning

pedantic; stodgy

Derived forms

bookishly (ˈbookishly)

adverb

bookishness (ˈbookishness)

noun

Examples of 'bookish' in a sentence
bookish

He was serious and bookish.

(adjective) in the sense of studious

Definition

fond of reading

a quiet, bookish child

Synonyms

studious

I was a very quiet, studious little girl.

learned

He is a serious scholar, a genuine learned man.

academic

The author has settled for a more academic approach.

intellectual

They were very intellectual and witty.

literary

a literary masterpiece

scholarly

He was an intellectual, scholarly man.

erudite

I found him a charming and erudite companion.

pedantic

Her lecture was pedantic and uninteresting.

well-read

He was clever, well-read and interested in the arts.

donnish

He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.

swotty (British, informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of academic

The author has settled for a more academic approach.

Synonyms

scholarly,

learned,

intellectual,

literary,

erudite,

highbrow,

studious,

lettered,

swotty (British, informal)

in the sense of donnish

Definition

resembling a university don

He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.

Synonyms

scholarly,

erudite,

scholastic,

pedantic,

bookish,

pedagogic,

precise,

formalistic

in the sense of erudite

Definition

having or showing great academic knowledge

I found him a charming and erudite companion.

Synonyms

learned,

lettered,

cultured,

educated,

scholarly,

cultivated,

knowledgeable,

literate,

well-educated,

well-read

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bookish

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booking
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booklet
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boomerang

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bookish

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单词	bookish
释义	Trends of bookish View usage for: bookish (bʊkɪʃ) adjective Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books. [disapproval] Synonyms: studious, learned, academic, intellectual More Synonyms of bookish bookish in British English (ˈbʊkɪʃ) 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 Derived forms bookishly (ˈbookishly) adverb bookishness (ˈbookishness) noun bookish in American English (ˈbʊkɪʃ) adjective 1. of or connected with books 2. inclined to read and study; literary; scholarly 3. having mere book learning 4. pedantic; stodgy Derived forms bookishly (ˈbookishly) adverb bookishness (ˈbookishness) noun Examples of 'bookish' in a sentence bookish He was serious and bookish. Times, Sunday Times (2015) (adjective) in the sense of studious Definition fond of reading a quiet, bookish child Synonyms studious I was a very quiet, studious little girl. learned He is a serious scholar, a genuine learned man. academic The author has settled for a more academic approach. intellectual They were very intellectual and witty. literary a literary masterpiece scholarly He was an intellectual, scholarly man. erudite I found him a charming and erudite companion. pedantic Her lecture was pedantic and uninteresting. well-read He was clever, well-read and interested in the arts. donnish He is precise and mildly donnish in manner. swotty (British, informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of academic The author has settled for a more academic approach. Synonyms scholarly, learned, intellectual, literary, erudite, highbrow, studious, lettered, swotty (British, informal) in the sense of donnish Definition resembling a university don He is precise and mildly donnish in manner. Synonyms scholarly, erudite, scholastic, pedantic, bookish, pedagogic, precise, formalistic in the sense of erudite Definition having or showing great academic knowledge I found him a charming and erudite companion. Synonyms learned, lettered, cultured, educated, scholarly, cultivated, knowledgeable, literate, well-educated, well-read Nearby words of bookish book book in booking bookish booklet boom boomerang Synonyms of 'bookish' bookish Explore 'bookish' in the dictionary
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bookish

bookish in British English

bookish in American English

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