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book-learned

adjective as in academic

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She is book-learned, and I am not; and she paints, and is a musician too and has all the accomplishments.

But the sweaters and spouters between 'em spoil that in this book-learned age.

The Bogstad children practiced their book-learned English, while the Ames children were willing teachers.

She's book-learned enough, and play she says she can, and I axed her would she like to live in the great house, and she said no.

He said you was honest and respectable and book-learned, and that you would be dealing fairly with me.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to book-learned, such as: collegiate, intellectual, scholarly, scholastic, college, and university.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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