BOOKISH


Meaning of BOOKISH in English

ˈbu̇kish, -kēsh adjective

1.

a. : of or relating to books

a bookish pastime

a bookish career

a bookish life

b. : fond of books and reading

a bookish farmer who carried favorite volumes in his saddle bags — Will Irwin

2.

a. : inclined to rely on knowledge obtained from books as opposed to that gained from practical experience

a bookish approach to life

a bookish cast of mind

b.

(1) : literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal

a bookish way of speaking

(2) : affectedly learned or pedantic

a bookish writer overly bent on giving his sources and authority

• book·ish·ly adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.