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schoolbookish

schoolbookish adjective: characteristic of a schoolbook; dry, pedantic, etc.

Adjective

schoolbookish (comparative more schoolbookish, superlative most schoolbookish)

  1. Characteristic of a schoolbook; dry, pedantic, etc.
    Synonyms:
    textbookish

Synonyms of schoolbookish

Forms of schoolbookish

comparativemore schoolbookish
superlativemost schoolbookish

Origin of schoolbookish

From schoolbook + -ish.

Questions about schoolbookish

What does schoolbookish mean?
Schoolbookish means characteristic of a schoolbook; dry, pedantic, etc.
What part of speech is schoolbookish?
Schoolbookish is an adjective.

Words near schoolbookish in the dictionary

  1. schoolbag
  2. schoolbags
  3. schoolboard
  4. schoolboards
  5. schoolbook
  6. schoolbookish
  7. schoolbooks
  8. schoolboy
  9. schoolboy error
  10. schoolboy errors
  11. schoolboy knot

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