(n) the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group), Syn. reservation, Example:wondered who had made the booking
(adj) characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading, Syn. studious, Example:a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket; a quiet studious child
A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. “A bookish man.” Addison. “Bookish skill.” Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Book"ish*ly, adv. -- Book"ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]