BOOKISHLY

Etymology

Adverb

bookishly (comparative more bookishly, superlative most bookishly)

In a bookish manner.

She is intelligent, and bookishly erudite.

Source: Wiktionary


BOOKISH

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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