bibliomaniacal

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adjective

Having, or pertaining to, a passion for books.

“The small local library was not enough to satisfy our bibliomaniacal thirst.”

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Meanings

adjectivebibliomaniacal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving, or pertaining to, a passion for books.

    The small local library was not enough to satisfy our bibliomaniacal thirst.

    1 more example

    Before breakfast I employed myself in airing my old bibliomaniacal hobby, entering all the books lately acquired into a temporary catalogue, so as to have them shelved and marked.

    1827 July 1 (date written), Walter Scott, “[Entry dated 1 July 1827]”, in David Douglas, editor, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott […], volume II, Edinburgh: David Douglas, published 1890, →OCLC, page 1

Origin

From bibliomaniac + -al.

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