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bookish
adjective as in scholarly
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Example Sentences
But his measured, bookish approach is often drowned out by the anguish and fury of crime victims.
From Los Angeles Times
He casually dated her bookish sister, Pat, before he turned to the outgoing Ethel.
From Los Angeles Times
Few faiths are as bookish or as unapologetic for holding on to tradition in both language and aesthetic.
From Los Angeles Times
And her horn-rimmed glasses managed to look hip, bookish, and nerdy all at once.
From Literature
The bookish flocked to female bookshops to read titles like “The Woman Destroyed” and “Living a Feminist Life.”
From New York Times
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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