Bookish and School

Bookish

Bookish adjective - Suggestive of the vocabulary used in books.

School and bookish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "School" instead an adjective "Bookish".

Nearby Words: book, bookcase, bookshop

School

School verb - To cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field.

Bookish and school are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bookish" instead an adjective "School".

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Pete's Dragon (2016) She starts out as an obviously bookish child who is actually annoyed at being late for school.
  • Creator / Jamie Lee Curtis Likewise she had been a cheerleader in high school and was more like Lynda in Halloween than the shy bookish Laurie.
  • Willow of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is presented as a bookish nerd with considerable computer skills, dowdily dressed and easily intimidated by more popular girls in school.
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