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unbookish

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unbookish

used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing

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Synonyms of unbookish

colloquial, conversational, informal, nonformal, nonliterary, unliterary, vernacular, vulgar

Words Related to unbookish

dialectal, dialectical (also dialectic), nonstandard, regional

incorrect, nongrammatical, substandard, uneducated, ungrammatical, unlearned

Near Antonyms of unbookish

standard, undialectical

correct, educated, genteel, grammatical, proper

Antonyms of unbookish

bookish, formal, learned, literary

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