Bookish

Adjective

 * 1) Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with people; learned from books.
 * 2) Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

Adverbs for Bookish
hopelessly; learnedly; ostentatiously; arrogantly; proudly; unfortunately; quaintly; amusingly; complacently; colossally; tediously; monotonously; inordinately; obviously; studiously; ardently; unintelligently; vacuously; inanely; showily; blindly; pedantically; superficially; shrewdly; proverbially; profoundly; eruditely; consciously; academically; omnisciently.

Synonyms

 * formal, labored, literary, pedantic

Derived terms

 * bookishly
 * bookishness

Thesaurus
academic, autodidactic, bibliophagic, bluestocking, book-fed, book-learned, book-loving, book-minded, book-read, book-wise, booky, college-bred, collegiate, devoted to studies, diligent, donnish, dryasdust, graduate, highbrow, inkhorn, learned, literary, mandarin, owlish, pedantic, postgraduate, professorial, rabbinic, scholarly, scholastic, schoolboyish, schoolgirlish, sophomoric, studentlike, studious, undergraduate

Translations

 * Bulgarian: книжовен
 * Finnish: ; lukuintoinen, kirjoihin uppoutuva
 * French: bouquineur, rat de bibliothèque
 * Polish: dużo czytający


 * Russian: книжный
 * Spanish:, ,  ,


 * Bulgarian: книжен
 * Finnish:, paperinmakuinen
 * French: scolaire, pédant, formaliste, littéraire, cuistre


 * Polish: książkowy
 * Russian: книжный
 * Spanish:, pedante, formalista

Anagrams

 * Kibosho