ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Textbookish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Textbookish is an adjective meaning Characteristic of a textbook.

Meaning

Characteristic of a textbook.

Example Sentences

Another shortcoming of After You're Out is a lack of the emotion-invoking personality that was so evident in Out Of The Closets […] most of the essays seem cold and clinical. In this respect, After You're Out seems textbookish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include textbooky, schoolbookish, textbooklike, bookish, readerly, schoolish.

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