unbookish

adjective

un·book·ish ˌən-ˈbu̇-kish

Synonyms of unbookish next

: not having or showing literary or intellectual interests : not bookish

an unbookish young man

unbookish pursuits

also : unlearned

And his unbookish jealousy must construe poor Cassio's smiles, gestures, and light behavior quite in the wrong. —

William Shakespeare

Examples of unbookish in a Sentence

a refreshingly unbookish talk on how dictionaries get made

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His parents, Evan Sr. and Elton, were members in good standing of the stolid upper middle class, active in community affairs, anti-intellectual and unbookish. —

Marc Weingarten, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022