as in literary
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
"fealty" is a bookish synonym for "loyalty"
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Sandwiched between two popes more skilled in reaching out to non-Catholics, Benedict was seen as a bookish purist.
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Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
Sandwiched between two popes more skilled in outreach to non-Catholics, Benedict was seen as a bookish purist.
—Chico Harlan, Stefano Pitrelli, Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2022
BookTok, the bookish corner of TikTok, invites book lovers to showcase their literary passions.
—Chelsea G. Summers, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2022
Ending a friendship is inconceivable to this lad, who is desperate to show his love for Farrell’s bookish sister (Kerry Condon).
—Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2022
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Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
Sandwiched between two popes more skilled in outreach to non-Catholics, Benedict was seen as a bookish purist.
—Chico Harlan, Stefano Pitrelli, Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2022
BookTok, the bookish corner of TikTok, invites book lovers to showcase their literary passions.
—Chelsea G. Summers, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2022
Ending a friendship is inconceivable to this lad, who is desperate to show his love for Farrell’s bookish sister (Kerry Condon).
—Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for bookish
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“Bookish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookish. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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