"workbookish" meaning in English

See workbookish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more workbookish [comparative], most workbookish [superlative]
Etymology: From workbook + -ish. Etymology templates: {{af|en|workbook|-ish}} workbook + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} workbookish (comparative more workbookish, superlative most workbookish)
  1. Characteristic of a workbook.
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