ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Storybookish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Storybookish is an adjective meaning Reminiscent of a storybook.

Meaning

Reminiscent of a storybook.

Example Sentences

The illustrations, by Michael Foreman, are a little pallid and storybookish, with at least one — a depiction of Grendel’s mother as a grass-skirted fashion disaster with scaly green breasts — that is apt to elicit snickers rather than shudders.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include storybooklike, storylike, booklike, novelesque, seasidey, novellalike.

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