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bookish [ˈbʊkɪʃ] adj
1. fond of reading; studious 2. consisting of or forming opinions or attitudes through reading rather than direct personal experience; academic a bookish view of life 3. of or relating to books a bookish career in publishing bookishly adv bookishness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
bookish Translations bookish adj → gelehrt (pej, hum); (= given to reading) → lesewütig; (= not worldly) → lebensfremd; language, expression → buchsprachlich; (pej) → trocken, papieren; a bookish word → ein Wort nt → der Schriftsprache; he is a very bookish person → er hat die Nase dauernd in einem Buch; (= not worldly) → er ist ein richtiger Stubengelehrter (pej); bookish style → Buchstil m; (pej) → papierener Stil bookish [ˈbʊkɪʃ] adj (person) → (troppo) studioso/a; (phrase) → libresco/a bookish [ˈbʊkɪʃ] adj (person) → (troppo) studioso/a; (phrase) → libresco/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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