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unbookish adjective uk /ˌʌnˈbʊk.ɪʃ/ us /ˌʌnˈbʊk.ɪʃ/ not interested in reading books or studying: Growing up in a house full of unbookish people, I was unaware of the various careers open to me as a language lover. My background was very unbookish, and there was no expectation from my family for me to read very much or write anything. A previously unbookish boy, he ended up going to Michigan State University, and then to law school. An unbookish upbringing in Watford was an unlikely starting point for a career in theatre. I pointed out that newborn babies were notoriously unbookish and suggested a different kind of present. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Unaware be in the darkidiom be on another planetidiom benighted benightedly blind spot blindly foggy Goodness/God/Heaven/Christ knowsidiom illiterate imperceptive in blissful ignoranceidiom innumeracy innumerate insensate stump unacquainted unattuned unawakened unaware unawareness |