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    [Adjective]  | "book*ish" | \ ˈbu̇-kish \


    1: of or relating to books

    2: fond of books and reading

    3: inclined to rely on book knowledge


    Origin: 1542 ;

    [Adjective]  | "bookish" 


    1: suggestive of the vocabulary used in books;


      * e.g., " ... fealty is a bookish synonym for loyalty "





     [ "bookish" ]

    1: Usually female and sometimes bespectacled; a young woman who enjoys the company of her books. Has an intelligent, haughty, look rather than nerd.

      * e.g.,  ... Office worker 1: "She's alright looking, but a tad bookish" 

     [ "Bookish" ]

    1: Another term for mush, geezer, mate, pal, homedawg, lad, brother, geez.

      * e.g.,  ... "Alright bookish up for a shant" 

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