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Recent Examples of unbookish His parents, Evan Sr. and Elton, were members in good standing of the stolid upper middle class, active in community affairs, anti-intellectual and unbookish. Marc Weingarten, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbookish
Adjective
  • The language is colloquial, down-to-earth.
    Andrew Rojecki, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The concept of reawakening is a major theme in this year’s fashion show, celebrating the colloquial woman, from morning to night.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Many of the terms are Gen Z and Alpha vernacular influenced by evolving social media trends.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Simulate high-stress scenarios with diverse dialects and vernacular; document any empathy drop-off. 3.
    Tayfun Bilsel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The weight of running this informal refugee network shows.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Some ends up in informal scrapyards, where workers burn or dismantle devices by hand, often without protection, releasing toxic fumes and scrap.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Unbookish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbookish. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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