"nerdy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /nɜː(ɹ)di/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nerdy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nerdier [comparative], nerdiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)di Etymology: 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, of a person 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 'like a nerd': 93 7 Disambiguation of 'Of or like a nerd': 92 8
  2. (colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest
    Sense id: en-nerdy-en-adj-zMpTUzgQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nerdily, nerdiness, semi-nerdy Related terms: geeky

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      "sense": "Of or like a nerd",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Of or like a nerd",
      "word": "gıcık"
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