bookly
bookly · booklier · bookliest
Of or pertaining to booksOf or pertaining to books; literary.
Meaning
2 sensesOf or pertaining to books; literary.
Learned from books; bookish; by-the-book.
Origin
From Middle English *bocli, from Old English bōclīċ (“of or belonging to a book, scientifiFrom Middle English *bocli, from Old English bōclīċ (“of or belonging to a book, scientific, biblical, scriptural”); equivalent to book + -ly. Cognate with Danish boglig (“bookish”), Swedish boklig (“bookish, literary”).
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Forms
booklier/more bookly, bookliest/most bookly| Comparative | booklier / more bookly Lesson |
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| Superlative | bookliest / most bookly Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form