Bookishly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bookish \Book"ish\, a.
     1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with
        books than with men; learned from books. "A bookish man."
        --Addison. "Bookish skill." --Bp. Hall.
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     2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in
        books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of
        talking; bookish sentences.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Book"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Book"ish*ness},
        n.
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