- Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with
books than with men; learned from books. - Characterized by a method of expression generally found in
books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish
sentences.
Meaning of 'Bookish' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . bookish
[ s]
Meaning (1): - characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
Example in sentence:
a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket;