Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerdish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: nerdish
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a nerd; having the traits of a nerd.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English nerd Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English nerdish From nerd + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more nerdish (comparative) most nerdish (superlative)

Derived Forms

nerdishly nerdishness

Frequently Paired Words

nerdy geekish

Questions

What does nerdish mean?: Like a nerd; having the traits of a nerd.
Where does nerdish come from?: Etymology tree English nerd Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English nerdish From nerd + -ish.

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