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   book·ish

   /ˈbo͝okiSH/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or way of life) devoted to reading and studying rather than worldly interests: "by comparison I was very bookish, intellectual, and wordy in a wrong way"
   • ▪ (of language or writing) literary in style or allusion: "long bookish scholarship"

   Derivatives

   • 1. bookishly adverb
   • 2. bookishness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • K

     5

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • H

     4

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2. bookishbeck.com › 2024/10/03 › three-on-a-theme-trans-poetryThree on a Theme: Trans Poetry for National Poetry Day

   bookishbeck.com › 2024/10/03 › three-on-a-theme-trans-poetry

   1 day ago · Today is National Poetry Day here in the UK. Alfie and I spent part of the chilly early morning reading from Pádraig Ó Tuama’s super Poetry Unbound, an anthology of 50 poems to which he’s devoted personal introductions and exploratory essays.