Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerdly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nerd-ly
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of nerdy.

Example Sentences

"Little wonder, then, that the “Martian” novel and now the movie (due Oct. 2) come with the imprimatur of all that is nerdly."

Etymology

From nerd + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nerd

Inflected Forms

more nerdly (comparative) most nerdly (superlative)

Synonyms

nerdy

Questions

What does nerdly mean?: Synonym of nerdy.
Where does nerdly come from?: From nerd + -ly.

How to pronounce nerdly

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