nerdy

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nerdy

/ˈnɜː(ɹ)di/

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adjective nerdier · nerdiest

colloquial, derogatory, of a person Being or like a nerd. That guy is nerdy and weird.
Similar: nerdish
colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds. That is a nerdy song.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unhip, square, nerdlike, geeklike, neeky, geekish, geekly, geeky, semi-nerdy, dorky, boffinish, nebbishlike, geeksome, nebbishy, wonkish, dorklike

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adj Of or like a nerd

Deutsch	nerdig, absonderlich

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@misc{nerdy_2026,
  title = {nerdy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nerdy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}