nerdy

ˈnɜːrdi

nerdiernerdiest

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Definition of nerdy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

person

showing characteristics of a nerd, often socially awkward

He wore glasses and had a nerdy appearance.

dorky

geeky

intellectually passionate

enthusiastically interested in academic or technical subjects

She wore a shirt with a nerdy math joke to the party..

bookish

geeky

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semi-nerdy

adj.

showing some nerdy traits or interest in nerdy things

He is semi-nerdy but not a full-on geek.

Origin of nerdy

English, nerd (drip) + -y (characterized by)

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geek

enthusiastic interests

engage in nerdy interests with enthusiasm

geek alert

technology

warning that something is very technical or nerdy

geek alert

intj.

warning

warns that something nerdy or technical is coming

geekiest

adj.

hobbies

most nerdy or obsessed with specific interests

geeklike

adj.

nerdy

resembling a geek in interests or behavior

geeksta

music

nerdy person performing gangsta-style music

nerdcore

geek culture

subculture embracing nerdy interests like gaming and technology

nerdery

hobbies

activities involving nerdy hobbies

Examples of nerdy in a sentence

Despite his nerdy demeanor, he was quite popular.
His nerdy enthusiasm for coding was contagious.
The nerdy club met every Friday to discuss science fiction.

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French:intello, passionné, ...
German:nerdig, ...
Italian:nerd, ...
Spanish:nerd, ...
Portuguese:nerd, ...
Chinese:书呆子气的, 极度热衷于学术的, ...
Japanese:オタクっぽい, 学問好きな, ...
Arabic:مُهَوَّس, مُهَوَّس بِالدِّراسَة, ...
Hebrew:חֲנוּנִי, גִּיקִי, ...
Russian:ботанический, интеллектуал, ...
Ukrainian:ботанічний, задротський, ...
Hindi:नर्ड जैसा, पढ़ाकू, ...
Bengali:নার্ডি, বিদ্যাপাগল, ...
Catalan:nerd, passionat, ...
Czech:šprtovský, nerdovský, ...
Danish:nørdet, akademisk, ...
Dutch:nerderig, ...
Greek:σπασικλίστικος, γκικ, ...
Hungarian:stréber, geek, ...
Khmer:បែបក្មេងរៀនពូកែដែលឆ្គាំឆ្គងក្នុងសង្គម, ដែលចូលចិត្តខ្លាំងលើមុខវិជ្ជាសិក្សា ឬបច្ចេកទេស, ...
Korean:너드 같은, 공부벌레 같은, ...
Persian:خرخوان, نردی, ...
Polish:nerdowski, kujonowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):nerd, ...
Romanian:tocilar, pasionat de studiu, ...
Swedish:nördig, ...
Thai:เนิร์ด, วิชาการจ๋า, ...
Turkish:inek, ...
Vietnamese:ngố tàu, ham học, ...

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