Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, not comparable, often)Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books, as opposed to from practical knowledge.

Origin

From Middle English bok-lerned, boke-lornut, equivalent to book + learned.

From Middle English bok-lerned, boke-lornut, equivalent to book + learned.

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