B2adjectiveeducationpsychology
US/ˈbʊk.ɪʃ/
UK/ˈbʊk.ɪʃ/
fond of reading and studying, often more than of sport or social life
In context
As a bookish child, she preferred the library to the playground.
He looked bookish in his round glasses and old woolen jacket.
My bookish brother spends every weekend in the bookstore.
Words that go with bookish
adjective + noun
- bookish childHe was a quiet, bookish child with few friends.
- bookish typeShe is the bookish type and rarely goes to parties.
- bookish young manA bookish young man answered the door.
- bookish airThe teacher had a bookish air that students liked.
adverb + adjective
- rather bookishMy cousin is rather bookish and hates sports.