bookly Meaning & Definition
What Does Bookly Mean?
As an adjective, bookly means Of or pertaining to books; literary. It can also mean Learned from books; bookish; by-the-book.
Bookly Definition (Adjective)
- Of or pertaining to books; literary.
- Learned from books; bookish; by-the-book.
Synonyms of Bookly
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Bookly synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
bookly (comparative booklier or more bookly, superlative bookliest or most bookly)
Origin of Bookly
From 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”).