bookish
61book|y — «BUK ee», adjective, book|i|er, book|i|est. = bookish. (Cf. ↑bookish) …
62Booky — Book y, a. Bookish. [1913 Webster] …
63donnish — adj. like a university don; marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially its trivial aspects. Syn: academic, pedantic, bookish. [WordNet 1.5] …
64Overbookish — O ver*book ish, a. Excessively bookish. [1913 Webster] …
65begin — verb (began; begun; beginning) Etymology: Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan; akin to Old High German biginnan to begin, Old English onginnan Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to do the first part of an action …
66erudition — noun Date: 15th century extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books ; profound, recondite, or bookish learning Synonyms: see knowledge …
67-ish — adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English isc; akin to Old High German isc, ish, Greek iskos, diminutive suffix 1. of, relating to, or being chiefly in adjectives indicating nationality or ethnic group < Finnish > 2. a.… …
68knowledge — noun Etymology: Middle English knowlege, from knowlechen to acknowledge, irregular from knowen Date: 14th century 1. obsolete cognizance 2. a. (1) the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or… …
69literary — adjective Date: 1749 1. a. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of humane learning or literature b. bookish 2 c. of or relating to books 2. a. well read b. of or relating to authors or scholars or to their professions • literarily… …
70recovering — adjective Date: 1977 being in the process of overcoming a disorder or shortcoming < a recovering alcoholic > < a still bookish recovering academic with a tendency to live in his head Jon Spayde > …
