bookish /ˈbʊkɪʃ/ adjective2 •Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result. •Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.Besides, all my New York friends were in the negative, nightmare position of putting down society and giving their tired bookish or political or psychoanalytical reasons, […] — 1957 formsmore bookish · most bookish