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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.