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Bookish

/bˈʊkɪʃ/
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(adj) Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.

My teacher is too bookish.
She's undergone a metamorphosis from a quiet, bookish girl to an outspoken feminist activist.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He was a ____ young man who preferred libraries to sports fields.

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