bookishly

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adverb

In a bookish manner.

“She is intelligent, and bookishly erudite.”

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Meanings

adverbbookishly (comparative more bookishly, superlative most bookishly)

comparative more bookishly · superlative most bookishly

  1. In a bookish manner.

    She is intelligent, and bookishly erudite.

Origin

From bookish + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

bookishly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookishly

MLA

“bookishly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookishly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookishly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookishly.

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