Meaning bookish
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bookish1560s, "literary," from book (n.) + -ish. In sense of "overly studious" it is recorded from 1590s. Related: Bookishly; bookishness.
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bookishbikherdik
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bookishPertaining to a book, or to books and reading in general, usually in the literary sense. Also refers to a person who is fond of reading books or excessively studious. As a term of disparagement, any p [..]
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bookish(adj) characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
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Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with people; learned from books.
* '''1783''', , ''The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin''?, page 16
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