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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bookish \Book"ish\, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. ``A bookish man.'' --Addison. ``Bookish skill.'' --Bp. Hall. 2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences. -- {Book"ish*ly}, adv -- {Book"ish*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bookish adj : characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child" [syn: {studious}]
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