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Bookish

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(1):

(a.) Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.

(2):

(a.) Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bookish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bookish.html. 1828.
 
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