Associations to the word «Bookish»
Verb
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Wiktionary
BOOKISH, adjective. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with people; learned from books.
BOOKISH, adjective. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.
Dictionary definition
BOOKISH, adjective. Characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.