"notebookish" meaning in English

See notebookish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more notebookish [comparative], most notebookish [superlative]
Etymology: notebook + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|notebook|ish}} notebook + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} notebookish (comparative more notebookish, superlative most notebookish)
  1. Characteristic of jottings in a notebook, rather than a finished artistic work.
    Sense id: en-notebookish-en-adj-DDO66Gsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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