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Definition of "bookish" []
- Of, relating to, or resembling a book. (adjective)
- Fond of books; studious. (adjective)
- Relying chiefly on book learning: took a bookish rather than a pragmatic approach in solving the problem. (adjective)
- Pedantic; dull. See Synonyms at pedantic. (adjective)
- Literary and formal in tone. Used of words. (adjective)
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Use "bookish" in a sentence
- "The work of narrative to pose a problem and then solve it with perfect closure is known as the rescuing function, and I guess that when we needed rescue, it was there in bookish form, even if not there abundantly in reality."
- "March 16, 2006 18: 49 tuba: simon bookish is great. so are his remixes, esp the grizzly bear one, whom you all should really write about one of these days .... phiiliip's remix is fun too."
- "Literature is no longer "bookish" -- but practical, social, propagandist."
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