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31bookishly — bookish ► ADJECTIVE 1) devoted to reading and studying. 2) (of language) literary in style. DERIVATIVES bookishly adverb bookishness noun …
32bookishness — bookish ► ADJECTIVE 1) devoted to reading and studying. 2) (of language) literary in style. DERIVATIVES bookishly adverb bookishness noun …
33pedantic — pedantic, academic, scholastic, bookish are comparable as terms of derogation applied to thinkers, scholars, and learned men and their utterances. Pedantic often implies ostentatious display of knowledge, didacticism, and stodg iness {his… …
34literary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bookish, scholarly, long haired (sl.). See knowledge, writing. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. arcane, bookish, belletristic; see learned 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bookish, literate,… …
35pedantic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. precise, formal, narrow; bookish, stilted; affected, sophomoric. See affectation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. formal, precise, pompous, ostentatious of learning, pedagogic, punctilious, bookish,… …
36studious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. scholarly, thoughtful, speculative, contemplative, bookish. See thought, learning. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. industrious, thoughtful, contemplative, busy, well read, well informed, scholarly,… …
37book´ish|ly — book|ish «BUK ihsh», adjective. 1. fond of reading or studying; studious: »The bookish boy spent many hours reading. SYNONYM(S): scholarly. 2. knowing books better than real life: »The scholar was a bookish man, lost in the business world.… …
38book|ish — «BUK ihsh», adjective. 1. fond of reading or studying; studious: »The bookish boy spent many hours reading. SYNONYM(S): scholarly. 2. knowing books better than real life: »The scholar was a bookish man, lost in the business world. SYNONYM(S):… …
39Bulgarian language — Not to be confused with Bulgar language. Bulgarian Български език Bălgarski ezik Spoken in Bulgaria, Turkey, Serbia, Greece, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Albania, Kosovo, Repub …
40Ngo Dinh Nhu — In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Ngo. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Nhu. For his wife, see Madame Nhu. Ngô Đình Nhu Ngô Ðình Nhu (right) meeting Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice… …
