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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. exaggerated studiousness;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bookish \Book"ish\, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. "A bookish man." --Addison. "Bookish skill." --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences. [1913 Webster] -- Book"ish*ly, adv. -- Book"ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bookishness n 1: exaggerated studiousness