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Webster 1913 Edition
Bookish
Book′ish
,Adj.
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
sentencesBook′ish-ly
, adv.
Book′ish-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bookish
BOOK'ISH
,Adj.