bookish Play adjective(of a person or way of life) devoted to reading and studying. SYNONYMS academicaccomplishedbluestockingbrainycerebralclerklycultureddonnishearnesteducatedeggheaderuditehighbrowimpracticalintellectualivory-towerishknowledgeablelearnedletteredliterarypedagogicalpedanticscholarlyseriousstudiousthoughtfulwell educatedwell informedwell readwidely read