intelektuálský adj (given to reading; fond of study)
knihomolský adj (given to reading; fond of study)
knižní adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Dutch

4 entries

boekenworm adj (given to reading; fond of study)
eigengereid adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
formalistisch adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
litterair adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Finnish

4 entries

kirjallinen adj (given to reading; fond of study)
kirjoihin uppoutuva adj (given to reading; fond of study)
lukuintoinen adj (given to reading; fond of study)
paperinen adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

French

4 entries

bouquineur adj (given to reading; fond of study)
cuistre adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
formaliste adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
littéraire adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Greek

2 entries

λόγιος adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
μελετηρός adj (given to reading; fond of study)

Hungarian

4 entries

hivatalos adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
hivataloskodó adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
könyvkedvelő adj (given to reading; fond of study)
könyvszagú adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Japanese

1 entries

文語の adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Kazakh

3 entries

кітаби adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
оқу өтіп кеткен adj (given to reading; fond of study)
оқымысты adj (given to reading; fond of study)

Marathi

1 entries

पुस्तकी adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Polish

2 entries

dużo czytający adj (given to reading; fond of study)
książkowy adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Russian

2 entries

кни́жный adj (given to reading; fond of study)
кни́жный adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Spanish

4 entries

empollón adj (given to reading; fond of study)
estudioso adj (given to reading; fond of study)
formalista adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
libresco adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Swedish

2 entries

litterär adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
skriftspråklig adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Yiddish

3 entries

אָנגעלייענט adj (given to reading; fond of study)
ביכערדיק adj (given to reading; fond of study)
לומדיש adj (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My teacher is too bookish.

Source: tatoeba (3746384)

"Dennis, I'd rather refer to Kanji as logograms or sinograms." "I think those words are too bookish, Marko." "You may be correct."

Source: tatoeba (9408173)

She's undergone a metamorphosis from a quiet, bookish girl to an outspoken feminist activist.

Source: tatoeba (10709486)

From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. […] This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already one son (James) of that profession.

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