bookish

Example Sentences

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It's a subculture appealing to bookish outsiders, offering a liberating dream, school imagined as a place to belong and shine.

From Salon

On message boards, there is near-constant chatter about every bookish matter you could imagine.

From Washington Post

I invented a method weaving my bookish background with hard-won publishing knowledge, revealing everything I'd done wrong and how to break into print faster, teaching the class I'd needed to take.

From Salon

He comes across as mature for his years, bookish behind wire-rimmed glasses and with the cheerful demeanor of a country lawyer.

From Washington Post

This habit earned me nothing but taunts and bullying in my hood where, as a bookish kid, I was already a soft target.

From Washington Post