bookly

English

adj
Definitions
  • Of or pertaining to books; literary.
  • Learned from books; bookish; by-the-book.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *bocli inherited from Old English bōclīċ (scientific, biblical, scriptural, of belonging to a book) suffix from English book (verb, book).

Origin

English

book

Gloss

verb, book

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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