Geeky

//ˈɡiːki// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a geek. derogatory, sometimes

    "Buddy Holly is a slightly more contentious inclusion, even if he did live fast, die young and leave a geeky-looking corpse."

Synonyms

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geekfultechnoidtechnoid

Antonyms

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cool

Example

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"Yale University student Matt Amodio persevered 38 consecutive times on the wildly popular and geeky game show Jeopardy! where the goal is to know more than your fellow contestants and win a lot of money."

Etymology

From geek + -y.

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