nerdish

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adjective

Like a nerd; having the traits of a nerd.

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Meanings

adjectivenerdish (comparative more nerdish, superlative most nerdish)

comparative more nerdish · superlative most nerdish

  1. Like a nerd; having the traits of a nerd.

    The boys whose averageness is marked by their especially pale-skinned, scrawny, and nerdish appearances.

    2015, Jane Ward, Not Gay, New York University Press, →ISBN, page 184

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nerdy

Origin

From nerd + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nerdish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerdish

MLA

“nerdish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerdish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nerdish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerdish.

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