bookish
adjective/ˈbʊkɪʃ/
Frequency rank: #19,102 most common English word
Meaning
Devoted to reading and studying; more interested in books than in social activities.
Example sentence
Her classmates teased her for being bookish, but she didn't mind spending every evening with a novel.
Synonyms & related words
- studious
- scholarly
- intellectual
- academic
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