as in literary
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
"fealty" is a bookish synonym for "loyalty"
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Recent Examples of bookish
Jimbōchō is home to some 130 vintage book stores — Time Out highlights Isseido Booksellers and Kitazawa Bookstore as great starting points for a day of bookish exploring — as well as its coffee-shop culture and delicious curry houses.
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Francesca Street, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Redford’s Joe Turner is a bookish CIA analyst who leaves the office for lunch one day and returns to find that all of his colleagues have been murdered.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, if the ongoing reign of multiplayer shooter Marvel Rivals is any indication, the comic book character wrapping might just be the incentive needed to get otherwise bookish gamers fully committed to the bloodsport.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The once bookish nerd is now seemingly confident and has caught the attention of ladies at his school.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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Francesca Street, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Redford’s Joe Turner is a bookish CIA analyst who leaves the office for lunch one day and returns to find that all of his colleagues have been murdered.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, if the ongoing reign of multiplayer shooter Marvel Rivals is any indication, the comic book character wrapping might just be the incentive needed to get otherwise bookish gamers fully committed to the bloodsport.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The once bookish nerd is now seemingly confident and has caught the attention of ladies at his school.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookish
literary
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His paintings played with icons in all their forms, from Mother Teresa and Indira Gandhi to Bollywood stars and mythological figures from literary epics.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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From its rich literary and spoken word scene to such theater troupes as Word for Word, there is no shortage of opportunities to embrace those artists offering to transport us to a different place and time.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Bookish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookish. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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