"nerdly" meaning in English

See nerdly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more nerdly [comparative], most nerdly [superlative]
Etymology: nerd + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nerd|ly|id2=adjectival}} nerd + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} nerdly (comparative more nerdly, superlative most nerdly)
  1. (rare) Synonym of nerdy Tags: rare Synonyms: nerdy [synonym, synonym-of]

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