Definition of Bookesh
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.
- Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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