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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs book, bookcross and bookkeep which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

bookish
  1. Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result
  2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “It's these same bookish types who tend to get in a bit of a flap when images or ideas from literature are appropriated by more popular media.”
      “Actually, I find the candidates a bit adorably nerdy when they lapse into this kind of bookish vocabulary.”
      “I anticipated someone overtly bookish, withdrawn or slightly gauche, and whose idea of fun was deciphering crossword puzzles.”
bookly
  1. Of or pertaining to books; literary.
  2. Learned from books; bookish; by-the-book.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “He has with him his secretary, who speak the Spanish in a very bookly manner.”
      “Publishes books for bookly minded folk and THE STEP LADDER, a monthly journal of bookly ascent.”
      “But I shall not spoil for anyone the delight of discovering that most bookly of bookly books.”
bookable
  1. Able to be booked or reserved.
  2. (Britain, sports) Warranting a booking (a yellow card).
  3. Examples:
    1. “The visitors suffered a heavy blow in the 67th minute when Jacob Lekgetho was red carded after his second bookable offence.”
      “The bus is funded by the parish and seats are bookable from any members of the PTAA council.”
      “It was a bookable offence, but not remotely serious enough to warrant such punishment.”
booksy
  1. (informal) Pertaining to books.
  2. (informal) Inclined to read books; literate.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Out of all booksy people who… Announcement of a new fantan house in Macao, just west of Hongkong.”
      “Mentions some of the old bystanders who attend all booksy dinner such as John Finley, William Rose Benet, etc.”
      “I'm an editor, writer and reviewer, passionate about all things booksy.”
bookful
  1. (obsolete) Full of book-knowledge; stuffed with ideas gleaned from books.
booklined
  1. lined with books
bookless
  1. Without a book or books.
  2. Examples:
    1. “His barren, bookless rooms are unconducive to the pure stream of artistic endeavour.”
      “However, the paperless office, the bookless library, the printless newspaper, and the cashless, checkless society have yet to appear.”
      “Michelle and Linda will be joined by our sedimentation and flotation process specialists Marie Belanger, Sergio Vianna and Tom Bookless.”
bookishly
  1. In a bookish way.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Now and then, it's nice to think that they will go for something a little less formal and bookishly precise.”
      “Giving me exposure, a whole new perspective, equipped me for life, changed my value system, made me look at life realistically, not bookishly.”
      “For three hours on Saturday evening, the bookishly inclined will take to the streets of the East Village and the Lower East Side, seeking their literary fix in bars, art galleries and the occasional pizzeria or laundromat.”
booklike
  1. Resembling a book
booked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of book
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Sashkoth smiled kindly at them as they entered the booked room.”
      “The thief needs his front, the booked suspect needs his bondsman, and the larger racket must pay off the police.”
booking
bookcrossed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of bookcross
bookcrossing
  1. present participle of bookcross
bookkept
  1. simple past tense and past participle of bookkeep
bookkeeping
  1. present participle of bookkeep
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