26 entries under bookish topic. ×

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didactic(adjective, dull, obscure, dry, precise)
21
academic(adjective, sound, obscure, attitude, precise)
12
donnish(adjective, character, attitude, behavior, precise)
12
scholastic(adjective, attitude, precise, flexible, teach)
11
learned(adjective, obscure, precise, knowledgeable, cultured)
11
pompous(adjective, obscure, counterfeit, precise, stiff)
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punctilious(adjective, precise)
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stilted(adjective, obscure, counterfeit, precise, stiff)
8
erudite(adjective, obscure, precise, knowledgeable, cultured)
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ostentatious(adjective, obscure, counterfeit, precise, affected)
7
fussy(adjective, obscure, precise, trivial, meticulous)
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sententious(adjective, dull, obscure, dry, precise)
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dry(adjective, precise)
6
formal(adjective, precise)
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priggish(adjective, precise)
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doctrinaire(adjective, precise)
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nit-picking(adjective, obscure, precise, plodding, finicky)
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pedagogic(adjective, precise)
3
arid(adjective, obscure, boring, precise, tedious)
3
dull(adjective, precise)
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