bookishadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈbʊkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈbʊkɪʃ/

Forms: see book n. and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: book n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < book n. + -ish suffix¹.

A. adj.

a. Enthusiastic or serious about reading books; studious.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > studious

studiousa1382

bookish1542

reading1572

academic1904

swotty1936

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 272 Sylla was not bookyshe [L. Syllam nescisse literas], nor half a good clerke.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Mii/2 Bookish, studiosus.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. iii. 70 Though I am not bookish, yet I can reade Waiting-Gentlewoman in the scape.

1665 D. Lloyd States-men & Favourites Eng. 487 An accomplished Gallant [sc. Raleigh], and yet a bookish man.

1775 T. Sheridan Lect. Art of Reading I. iv. 330 Bookish men are remarkable for taciturnity.

1849 C. Brontë Let. ?1 Oct. (2000) II. 266 The Haworth people have long since set me down as bookish and quiet.

1874 F. D. Maurice Friendship Bks. i. 12 In this bookish time of James I.

1926 P. Russell Benjamin Franklin iv. 44 But the old fire re-kindles when Brown discovers in this bedraggled youth an alert mind, a bookish taste, an original turn of speech, and a quirky humor.

2005 I. Sansom Mobile Libr.: Case Missing Bks. ii. 9 He'd been a bookish child, right from the off.

b. depreciative. Having only knowledge acquired from books; (hence) impractical; unworldly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [adjective] > acquainted merely with books

bookish1566

book-learned1693

bookful1711

booksy1930

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Bvi Philosophers, (that bookish broode) may, teache the thinge by sleighte.

1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 i. i. 259 Whose bookish rule hath puld faire England downe.

1680 J. Crowne Misery Civil-war ii. 16 Under the reign of this tame bookish Henry.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 482. ¶2 A Bookish Man, who has no Knowledge of the World.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. i. 68 A monkish, bookish person, who meddles with nothing but literature.

1996 A. Kazin Lifetime Burning in Every Moment 92 I guess to her I am a nerd, a bookish noodle, not genially at the heart of things.

2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Apr. 24/2 The immature and bookish recluse.

2. Of or belonging to a book or books; literary.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > [adjective]

literalc1450

literate1558

bookish1567

paper1592

literary1605

literatory1652

belletristical1799

belletristic1821

belletrist1889

lit.1895

written1909

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Eiij^v Thou must retaine thy bookishe charge.

1594 Order Prayer in W. K. Clay Liturg. Services Q. Eliz. (1847) 657 Did not Saunders second his bookish treasons..by commotion in Ireland?

1770 J. Andrews Acct. Char. & Manners French I. v. 67 Leaving therefore, those bookish Lucubrations (as many affect to call them) to those who have discretion enough to read and meditate in Silence.

1816 Q. Rev. 16 1 A phenomenon, in these days of bookish luxury.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 10 Natural Language, neither bookish nor vulgar.

1878 S. Cox Salv. Mundi (ed. 3) Pref. 8 To recast these Lectures into a more bookish form.

1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders vi. 174 He thought of plain people, without any bookish culture.

1997 W. Dalrymple From Holy Mountain (1998) vi. 389 In a charming picture of bookish Byzantine life, they are visiting a bibliophile named Cosmas the Lawyer.

B. adv.

With reference to speech: in a manner characteristic of books; in an (overly) formal or literary manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adverb] > studious

bookish1591

bookishly1593

studiouslya1626

1591 J. Florio Second Frutes A iv. b To..speake bookish.

1865 Sunday School Teachers' Mag. 4th Ser. 16 125 We spent the evening together, and talked ‘bookish’.

1911 J. G. Huneker Let. 4 June in A. T. Schwab James Gibbons Huneker (1963) xv. 199 Several of your characters talk bookish.

2008 M. K. Ray & R. Kundu tr. R. Tagore Gorā xv. 87 Binoy, don't talk bookish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bookish
释义	bookishadj.adv. Brit. /ˈbʊkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbʊkɪʃ/ Forms: see book n. and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: book n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < book n. + -ish suffix¹. A. adj. 1. a. Enthusiastic or serious about reading books; studious. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > studious studiousa1382 bookish1542 reading1572 academic1904 swotty1936 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 272 Sylla was not bookyshe [L. Syllam nescisse literas], nor half a good clerke. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Mii/2 Bookish, studiosus. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. iii. 70 Though I am not bookish, yet I can reade Waiting-Gentlewoman in the scape. View more context for this quotation 1665 D. Lloyd States-men & Favourites Eng. 487 An accomplished Gallant [sc. Raleigh], and yet a bookish man. 1775 T. Sheridan Lect. Art of Reading I. iv. 330 Bookish men are remarkable for taciturnity. 1849 C. Brontë Let. ?1 Oct. (2000) II. 266 The Haworth people have long since set me down as bookish and quiet. 1874 F. D. Maurice Friendship Bks. i. 12 In this bookish time of James I. 1926 P. Russell Benjamin Franklin iv. 44 But the old fire re-kindles when Brown discovers in this bedraggled youth an alert mind, a bookish taste, an original turn of speech, and a quirky humor. 2005 I. Sansom Mobile Libr.: Case Missing Bks. ii. 9 He'd been a bookish child, right from the off. b. depreciative. Having only knowledge acquired from books; (hence) impractical; unworldly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [adjective] > acquainted merely with books bookish1566 book-learned1693 bookful1711 booksy1930 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Bvi Philosophers, (that bookish broode) may, teache the thinge by sleighte. 1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 i. i. 259 Whose bookish rule hath puld faire England downe. 1680 J. Crowne Misery Civil-war ii. 16 Under the reign of this tame bookish Henry. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 482. ¶2 A Bookish Man, who has no Knowledge of the World. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. i. 68 A monkish, bookish person, who meddles with nothing but literature. 1996 A. Kazin Lifetime Burning in Every Moment 92 I guess to her I am a nerd, a bookish noodle, not genially at the heart of things. 2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Apr. 24/2 The immature and bookish recluse. 2. Of or belonging to a book or books; literary. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > [adjective] literalc1450 literate1558 bookish1567 paper1592 literary1605 literatory1652 belletristical1799 belletristic1821 belletrist1889 lit.1895 written1909 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Eiij^v Thou must retaine thy bookishe charge. 1594 Order Prayer in W. K. Clay Liturg. Services Q. Eliz. (1847) 657 Did not Saunders second his bookish treasons..by commotion in Ireland? 1770 J. Andrews Acct. Char. & Manners French I. v. 67 Leaving therefore, those bookish Lucubrations (as many affect to call them) to those who have discretion enough to read and meditate in Silence. 1816 Q. Rev. 16 1 A phenomenon, in these days of bookish luxury. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 10 Natural Language, neither bookish nor vulgar. 1878 S. Cox Salv. Mundi (ed. 3) Pref. 8 To recast these Lectures into a more bookish form. 1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders vi. 174 He thought of plain people, without any bookish culture. 1997 W. Dalrymple From Holy Mountain (1998) vi. 389 In a charming picture of bookish Byzantine life, they are visiting a bibliophile named Cosmas the Lawyer. B. adv. With reference to speech: in a manner characteristic of books; in an (overly) formal or literary manner. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adverb] > studious bookish1591 bookishly1593 studiouslya1626 1591 J. Florio Second Frutes A iv. b To..speake bookish. 1865 Sunday School Teachers' Mag. 4th Ser. 16 125 We spent the evening together, and talked ‘bookish’. 1911 J. G. Huneker Let. 4 June in A. T. Schwab James Gibbons Huneker (1963) xv. 199 Several of your characters talk bookish. 2008 M. K. Ray & R. Kundu tr. R. Tagore Gorā xv. 87 Binoy, don't talk bookish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.1542
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