bookish

bookish is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.
2. adjective. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences.
3. adjective. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

   "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"

   "a quiet studious child"

   Synonyms: studious

Synonyms

studious

Common word forms

bookishly, bookishness

Words from these letters

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