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Overly Bookish Sort Crossword Clue

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noun

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

• an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

38%6Overly bookish person
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33%4Bookish sort, slangily
noun

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

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