unbookish

adjective

un·​book·​ish ˌən-ˈbu̇-kish 

: 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

Synonyms

• colloquial
• conversational
• informal
• nonformal
• nonliterary
• unliterary
• vernacular
• vulgar

Examples of unbookish in a Sentence

a refreshingly unbookish talk on how dictionaries get made

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above