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book smart

book smart is the alternative spelling of book-smart.

Meaning of book-smart

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 is book smart the alternative spelling of?
Book smart is the alternative spelling of book-smart.

Words near book smart in the dictionary

  1. book scorpions
  2. book shop
  3. book shops
  4. book signing
  5. book signings
  6. book smart
  7. book societies
  8. book society
  9. book stamp
  10. book stamps
  11. book steak

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Adapted from Wiktionary: book smart (page history and authors); book-smart (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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