bookish
/ˈbʊkɪʃ/
adjective
- Devoted to reading and studying; more interested in books and ideas than in social activities or practical matters.
- She was a quiet, bookish child who spent most of her time in the library.
- His bookish nature made him a great student, but he struggled to make friends.
- The professor had a bookish appearance with his glasses and tweed jacket.
- Relating to or resembling the style or content of books; literary or academic in a way that can seem formal or old-fashioned.
- He used a bookish phrase that no one in the office understood.
- Her writing style is very bookish, full of references to classic literature.
- The novel's language was too bookish and didn't sound like real conversation.
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