unbookish

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adjective

Not bookish.

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Meanings

adjectiveunbookish (comparative more unbookish, superlative most unbookish)

comparative more unbookish · superlative most unbookish

  1. Not bookish.

    The death of her mother when Margaret was just 6, followed by the arrival of an unbookish stepmother, led to her position as the most important female in her father’s life.

    2009 April 5, Claire Tomalin, “A Woman for All Seasons”, in New York Times

Origin

From un- + bookish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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