Quote Originally Posted by kgcole View Post
A synonym for bookish would be "erudite". It's not a word one often hears spoken, though; however, when I was young and in school I was taught by a teacher that valued a rich and comprehensive vocabulary, and passed it on to her students. So that comes easily to my mind. Does anyone else think of another word that would convey the meaning?
Possibly, "highbrow". I’m not a native speaker though.