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Definition of bookish adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bookish

adjective
 
/ˈbʊkɪʃ/
 
/ˈbʊkɪʃ/
(often disapproving)
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  1. interested in reading and studying, rather than in more active or practical things
    • He was more bookish and intellectual than many of his fellow students.
    • Quiet and bookish, he was sometimes teased by the other boys.
See bookish in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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