Word: cookbookery
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cook
boo
ker
y
Definition: The application of (especially mathematical) techniques learned by rote, without proper understanding or consideration.
Morphemes:
Affix: cook
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To play or improvise in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way. (From 1930s jive talk.)
Affix: book
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any source of instruction.
Affix: -ery
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the "art, craft, or practice of."
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.