bookishly

ˈbʊkɪʃli

Definition

Definition of bookishly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

literature

Rare

in a way that shows love for reading or books

Rare

She bookishly spent her weekend in the library.

literarily

scholarly

studiously

academia

Rare

in a manner that is overly academic or pedantic

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He spoke bookishly, quoting numerous authors.

academically

pedantically

scholastically

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Origin of bookishly

English, book (book) + ish (like)

Examples of bookishly in a sentence

They discussed theories bookishly over coffee.
She explained the theory bookishly, losing her audience.
The professor lectured bookishly, focusing on minute details.

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French:de façon livresque, académiquement, ...
German:buchverliebt, pedantisch, ...
Italian:da amante dei libri, accademicamente, ...
Spanish:de manera literaria, de manera pedante, ...
Portuguese:de forma literária, pedantemente, ...
Chinese:沉浸在书本中, 书呆子气地, ...
Japanese:本好きに, 学問的に, ...
Arabic:بأسلوب محب للقراءة, بتحذلق, ...
Hebrew:בְּאַהֲבָה לְסְפָרִים, בְּהֶקְשֵׁר סְפָרִי, ...
Russian:книжно, педантично, ...
Ukrainian:книжково, академічно, ...
Hindi:साहित्यिक रूप से, अत्यधिक शैक्षणिक तरीके से, ...
Bengali:বইপ্রেমিকভাবে, পাণ্ডিত্যপূর্ণভাবে, ...
Catalan:de manera llibresca, acadèmicament, ...
Czech:knihomolsky, pedantsky, ...
Danish:bogligt, akademisk, ...
Dutch:boekenwurmachtig, schools, ...
Greek:βιβλιοφιλικά, σχολαστικά, ...
Hungarian:könyvmoly módjára, pedánsan, ...
Khmer:បែបអ្នកស្រឡាញ់ការអានសៀវភៅ, តាមបែបអ្នកសិក្សា ដែលផ្លូវការជ្រុល និងចូលចិត្តលម្អិតហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:책벌레처럼, 지나치게 학구적으로, ...
Persian:کتاب‌دوستانه, به طور کتابی, ...
Polish:książkowo, pedantycznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):de forma literária, pedantemente, ...
Romanian:printre cărți, pedant, ...
Swedish:bokligt, bokaktigt, ...
Thai:อย่างคนรักหนังสือ, อย่างมีวิชาการ, ...
Turkish:kitap kurdu gibi, kitabi bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách say mê, một cách học thuật, ...

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Definition of bookishly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Origin of bookishly

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