bookly adjective2 •Of or pertaining to books; literary.As you received this and many other bookly treasures, all for the small annual fee of one dollar, […] — 1919 •Learned from books; bookish; by-the-book.He has with him his secretary, who speak the Spanish in a very bookly manner. — 1932 formsbooklier · more bookly · bookliest · most bookly