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. 2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences. -- {Book"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Book"ish*ness}, n.
bookishness n : exaggerated studiousness