bibliomaniacal
English edit
Etymology edit
From bibliomaniac + -al.
Adjective edit
bibliomaniacal (not comparable)
- Having, or pertaining to, a passion for books.
- The small local library was not enough to satisfy our bibliomaniacal thirst.
- 1827 July 1 (date written), Walter Scott, “[Entry dated 1 July 1827]”, in David Douglas, editor, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott […], volume II, Edinburgh: David Douglas, published 1890, →OCLC, page 1:
- Before breakfast I employed myself in airing my old bibliomaniacal hobby, entering all the books lately acquired into a temporary catalogue, so as to have them shelved and marked.
References edit
- “bibliomaniacal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.