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academic(adjective, sound, attitude, flexible)
12
learned(verb, adjective, rational, serious)
10
erudite(adjective, knowledge, wise, intellectual)
7
scholastic(adjective, knowledge, attitude, flexible)
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didactic(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
2
arid(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
2
formal(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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abstruse(adjective, sound, precise, knowledgeable)
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doctrinaire(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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dry(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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dull(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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egotistic(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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hairsplitting(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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nit-picking(adjective, plodding, finicky)
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ostentatious(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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overnice(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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pedagogic(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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pompous(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
1
priggish(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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sententious(adjective, precise, abstruse, plodding)
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APASmart Define. (2015). bookish thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/bookish/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "bookish thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/bookish/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, bookish thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/bookish/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "bookish thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/bookish/thesaurus/synonyms>