"nerdy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /nɜː(ɹ)di/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nerdy.wav Forms: nerdier [comparative], nerdiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)di Etymology: From nerd + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nerd|y}} nerd + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} nerdy (comparative nerdier, superlative nerdiest)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory, of a person) Being or like a nerd. Tags: colloquial, derogatory Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms (like a nerd): nerdish Translations (Of or like a nerd): nørdet (Danish), nörttimäinen (Finnish), nerdig (German), absonderlich (German), gıcık (Turkish), kıl (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-nerdy-en-adj-DejTjEKu Disambiguation of Personality: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'like a nerd': 94 6 Disambiguation of 'Of or like a nerd': 94 6
  2. (colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds. Tags: colloquial, derogatory
    Sense id: en-nerdy-en-adj-zMpTUzgQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nerdily, nerdiness, semi-nerdy Related terms: geeky

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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