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book-smart

book-smart adjective: having knowledge obtained by reading and studying, rather than by practical experience.

Adjective

book-smart (comparative book-smarter, superlative book-smartest)

  1. Having knowledge obtained by reading and studying, rather than by practical experience.
    • I am book-smarter than he.

Forms of book-smart

comparativebook-smarter
superlativebook-smartest

Questions about book-smart

What does book-smart mean?
Book-smart means having knowledge obtained by reading and studying, rather than by practical experience.
What part of speech is book-smart?
Book-smart is an adjective.

Words near book-smart in the dictionary

  1. book-shy
  2. book-signing
  3. book-signings
  4. book-slide
  5. book-slides
  6. book-smart
  7. book-smarter
  8. book-smartest
  9. book-stamp
  10. book-stamps
  11. book-table

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