Bookly
Origin
From Middle English *bocli, from Old English bÅclÄ«Ä‹ ("of or belonging to a book, scientific, biblical, scriptural"), equivalent to book + -ly. Cognate with Danish boglig ("bookish"), Swedish boklig ("bookish, literary").
Full definition of bookly
Adjective
bookly
- Of or pertaining to books; literary.
- 1919, Flora Warren Seymour, Bookfellows, The Step ladder: Volumes 1-5:As you received this and many other bookly treasures, all for the small annual fee of one dollar, ...
- 1920, George Steele Seymour, Adventures with books and autographs:But I shall not spoil for anyone the delight of discovering that most bookly of bookly books.
- 1926, Henry Louis Mencken, The American mercury: Volume 9:Publishes books for bookly minded folk and THE STEP LADDER, a monthly journal of bookly ascent.
- Learned from books; bookish; by-the-book.
- 1932, Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, Improvement era: Volume 36:He has with him his secretary, who speak the Spanish in a very bookly manner.