nerdish

adjective

Definition of nerdishnext
as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking nerdish students will find several university organizations where they will fit in

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  1. intellectual
  2. cerebral
  3. scholarly
Adjective
  • By giving Jim imagined dialogues with Enlightenment philosophers like Voltaire and Locke, Everett further challenges the dehumanizing perceptions of enslaved individuals and underscores Jim’s intellectual depth.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Godard’s intellectual approach never turns skeptical.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of intellectual
Adjective
  • If Santo Stefano is cerebral, Santa Sabina is ethereal — as iridescent as a soap bubble but as solid as stone.
    David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The cinematic language Expressionist filmmakers invented was esoteric, literally and figuratively shadowy, cerebral, and heavily symbolic.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of cerebral
Adjective
  • One 2019 scholarly paper found that more than half of bankruptcy filers cited medical expenses as a contributing cause.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • This doesn’t seem to be the year for advice books, scholarly tomes or rigor of any sort.
    Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of scholarly
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