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What is the adjective for nerds?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb nerdify which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

nerdy
  1. (derogatory) Being or like a nerd.
  2. (derogatory) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. intellectual, intellectualistic, cerebral, intellectualist, eggheaded, geeky, highbrow, highbrowed, nerdish, blue, longhair, long-haired, academic, learned, intelligent, scholarly, bookish, erudite, studious, lettered, brainy, donnish, clerkly, intellective, widely read, well read, educated, egghead, wise, bluestocking, well informed, clever, knowledgeable, literary, enlightened, civilized, sophisticated, cultured, psychologic, scholastic, rational, cultivated, creative, genius, well educated, inventive, very smart, thoughtful, well-read, civilised … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “I am a nerdy bookworm. It goes with studying the Classics, kind of.”
      “He isn't nerdy, but he is repelled by what he feels is the machismo of current music.”
      “Tall, slim and athletic, she looks more like a beach volleyball player than a nerdy data cruncher.”
nerdtastic
  1. (informal) Very nerdy, especially in a positive or appealing way.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. geektastic
nerdsome
  1. (slang, rare) nerdy; like, or characteristic of, a nerd
nerdish
  1. Like a nerd; having the traits of a nerd.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. intellectual, intellectualistic, cerebral, intellectualist, eggheaded, geeky, highbrow, highbrowed, nerdy, blue, longhair, long-haired, academic, learned, intelligent, scholarly, bookish, erudite, studious, lettered, brainy, donnish, clerkly, intellective, widely read, well read, educated, egghead, wise, bluestocking, well informed, clever, knowledgeable, literary, enlightened, civilized, sophisticated, cultured, psychologic, scholastic, rational, cultivated, creative, genius, well educated, inventive, very smart, thoughtful, well-read, civilised … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “They discover that he's a nerdish intellectual studying political science and organic chemistry in order to understand how and why his father died.”
      “He portrays him as a slightly nerdish character who cleverly ingratiates himself with his fellow journalists with a supportive word here and considerate action there.”
      “Neuroscience is crowded with expert, nerdish describers of tiny islands.”
nerdly
  1. (rare) Synonym of nerdy
nerdlike
  1. nerdy
nerdier
  1. comparative form of nerdy: more nerdy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. geekier, longer-haired, more intellectual, more intellectualistic, more cerebral, more eggheaded, more highbrowed, more nerdish, more blue, more computer literate, more technoid, more intelligent, more academic, more learned, more scholarly, more bookish, more erudite, more tech-savvy, more studious, brainier, more donnish, clerklier, more intellective, more educated, wiser, more knowledgeable, cleverer, more literary, more cultured, more scholastic, more rational, more cultivated, more enlightened, more sophisticated, more civilized, more creative, better-read, more thoughtful, more inventive, more civilised, smarter, brighter, more precocious, dorkier, awkwarder, shier, more gauche, more stilted, more uneasy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Not perhaps entirely befitting of an event populated largely by the nerdier end of the human scale but cute nonetheless.”
      “They play nerdier and less successful versions of themselves, comic book fans with terrible haircuts.”
      “A curl of black hair falls on his forehead, and he occasionally sports the thick, black glasses of his idol's nerdier incarnation, mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent.”
nerdiest
  1. superlative form of nerdy: most nerdy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. geekiest, longest-haired, most intellectual, most intellectualistic, most cerebral, most eggheaded, most highbrowed, most nerdish, most blue, most computer literate, most technoid, most intelligent, most academic, most learned, most scholarly, most bookish, most erudite, most tech-savvy, most studious, brainiest, most donnish, most intellective, clerkliest, most educated, wisest, most knowledgeable, cleverest, most literary, most sophisticated, most cultivated, most enlightened, most scholastic, most cultured, most rational, most civilized, most creative, most civilised, best-read, most inventive, most thoughtful, smartest, brightest, most precocious, dorkiest, awkwardest, shiest, most gauche, most stilted, most uneasy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There's some occasional edge enhancement, but only the nerdiest of videophiles will find cause to complain.”
      “Only the nerdiest of flight enthusiasts give these planes a second thought.”
      “And the speakers of these invented languages, who charm Okrent with their enthusiasm, are some of the nerdiest individuals around.”
nerdifying
  1. present participle of nerdify
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