booky
booky · bookier · bookiest
BookishBookish.
/ˈbʊki/
Meaning
3 senses(dated)Bookish.
(Multicultural London English)Treacherous, snitchy, not trustworthy.
(Multicultural London English)Strange, scary, suspicious.
Origin
Perhaps from book (“to flee, leave hurriedly”) + -y.Perhaps from book (“to flee, leave hurriedly”) + -y.
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Forms
bookier, bookiestSynonyms
110 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedbookiness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form